zelgadis & akira

[tearduct]

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[tearduct]

[He shrugs, less blasé and more uncertain.]

I don’t know how to explain it to you… other than I kept my heart, so I think that helped me.

[hardrocklife]

[He nods, accepting that for an explanation.]

... Do you regret it? Being changed like that.

[tearduct]

[Thank you, Zel, you're actually a real bro.]

...A little. I liked being strong enough to fight the demons, but my life and the ones I cared about were the exchange.

[hardrocklife]

... The ones you cared about...?

[tearduct]

Yeah... [He doesn't clarify for a long moment.] It felt like after I got the power, everything went wrong.

My family, the people most important to me... They didn't make it.

[hardrocklife]

[He takes a long, contemplative sip of his beer as that sinks in.]

... You've been through a lot, huh.

[tearduct]

[He glances up, watching Zel for a moment.]

But haven't you been through a lot too?

[hardrocklife]

[... He nods.]

Can't exactly go around showing this face in public. People see a monster, and they react accordingly.

[tearduct]

[The expression on his face softens only a little.]

Me too.

[hardrocklife]

You? You look human to me, from what I see.

[tearduct]

I do now, but I'm not always like this. I can change back and forth.

[hardrocklife]

[Well, that makes more sense.]

... Can you control the change?

[tearduct]

Usually, but... not always. Demons use your emotions to overpower you.

[So... Zel can guess.



And then look into the middle distance knowing how emotional Akira is.]