[ dextera understood the initial delay, considering their circumstances, but he’s surprised to feel pain in makoto’s response when it comes. he had managed to keep away from the thick of it all, more out of self-preservation than cowardice, and while he didn’t escape unscathed, his wounds aren’t so deep that he can’t continue his daily activities.
and when he does partake of this morbid feast he’s collected for himself and makoto both, he’ll be perfectly normal again. the proximity to life will restore him in ways no magic spell could, and even if it isn’t the same for makoto, dextera understands there’s value in it nonetheless. ]
…
[ dextera still begins to inquire whether or not makoto is okay, but he stops himself with the acknowledgment that he’ll find out soon enough what makoto’s physical condition is like. ]
I don’t want anyone else to see.
[ in other words, they need to choose their meeting place carefully—a given, perhaps, but also an indication that dextera feels some shame and anxiety over the gesture despite committing to it enough to arrive here. ]
not me forgetting the cw
and when he does partake of this morbid feast he’s collected for himself and makoto both, he’ll be perfectly normal again. the proximity to life will restore him in ways no magic spell could, and even if it isn’t the same for makoto, dextera understands there’s value in it nonetheless. ]
…
[ dextera still begins to inquire whether or not makoto is okay, but he stops himself with the acknowledgment that he’ll find out soon enough what makoto’s physical condition is like. ]
I don’t want anyone else to see.
[ in other words, they need to choose their meeting place carefully—a given, perhaps, but also an indication that dextera feels some shame and anxiety over the gesture despite committing to it enough to arrive here. ]