[Yeah, that blush says a lot more than his outright denial.]
You don't have to change the subject like that... if you didn't wanna answer, that's okay.
[...he says, expertly changing the subject back, because he doesn't want to admit that he's probably too drunk to even find his way home, let alone get there in one piece.]
[But he's also not ready for this evening to end, and he has a feeling that any talk of leaving here might lead to just that.]
I didn't wanna talk about One before, either. Cause we were a secret back home.
And... cause he left me just before the Storm.
[He doesn't turn and look at Chuuya when he says it, still smiling, but something about the way the words leave his lips implying that it's something he probably needs to get off his chest.]
[Is Chuuya sure he's not going to let him drink some more tonight? Because if there's ever been a time for booze, it's after a painful breakup.]
no subject
You don't have to change the subject like that... if you didn't wanna answer, that's okay.
[...he says, expertly changing the subject back, because he doesn't want to admit that he's probably too drunk to even find his way home, let alone get there in one piece.]
[But he's also not ready for this evening to end, and he has a feeling that any talk of leaving here might lead to just that.]
I didn't wanna talk about One before, either. Cause we were a secret back home.
And... cause he left me just before the Storm.
[He doesn't turn and look at Chuuya when he says it, still smiling, but something about the way the words leave his lips implying that it's something he probably needs to get off his chest.]
[Is Chuuya sure he's not going to let him drink some more tonight? Because if there's ever been a time for booze, it's after a painful breakup.]