[Deep down, he knew that Sanji would come back to see him, at some point. He knew that he'd go on caring like this, no matter what. But all this time, he'd been so worried that he'd finally broken their relationship, like every other relationship he'd ever had a chance at. That he'd ruined his image so much that it destroyed everything.
After all, he failed him. He couldn't protect Zelos. He couldn't protect Goro. And while lying and throwing Varian under the bus had completely disregarded that poor 14 year old, Eichi had really been hoping for more votes to steer his own way, at the very least.
Instead, he was here, in an empty room, with Sanji, too sick to even make it here on his own. He'd stayed in the dungeons for too long, so even his blanket wasn't enough.]
...Sanji. [After too much silence for the whole trip here, he reaches to clutch at Sanji wherever he can once they're inside, stifling another cough to make room for his words.]
I'm under strict instructions, you know? I can't allow you to simply keep speaking about me, as if I didn't ruin everything on my own. Are you okay? You're not, right? So, please talk to me.
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After all, he failed him. He couldn't protect Zelos. He couldn't protect Goro. And while lying and throwing Varian under the bus had completely disregarded that poor 14 year old, Eichi had really been hoping for more votes to steer his own way, at the very least.
Instead, he was here, in an empty room, with Sanji, too sick to even make it here on his own. He'd stayed in the dungeons for too long, so even his blanket wasn't enough.]
...Sanji. [After too much silence for the whole trip here, he reaches to clutch at Sanji wherever he can once they're inside, stifling another cough to make room for his words.]
I'm under strict instructions, you know? I can't allow you to simply keep speaking about me, as if I didn't ruin everything on my own. Are you okay? You're not, right? So, please talk to me.