[Even with all the worry and stress weighing down on him, his tone is still affectionate when he says that. Because even if everything else, he does still love her. An awful lot.
He looks up, surprised when she asks him directly. Maybe Usagi was right. Maybe it was really, really obvious and he's been hurting her this whole time. ]
I... [he lets out a slow, uneasy breath] yeah. Yeah, it's about me and Fern.
[He hesitates again. He knows he needs to press on with this. She brought to topic up, he can't just leave her to keep needling it out of him. He still looks scared, he doesn't want to hurt her and it feels like this is inevitable. ]
I uh... Ruby, it's important you know that my feelings for you haven't changed at all. Not even a tiny bit. I still love you a lot. Y-you're still one of the most important people in my life. I need you to know that.
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[Even with all the worry and stress weighing down on him, his tone is still affectionate when he says that. Because even if everything else, he does still love her. An awful lot.
He looks up, surprised when she asks him directly. Maybe Usagi was right. Maybe it was really, really obvious and he's been hurting her this whole time. ]
I... [he lets out a slow, uneasy breath] yeah. Yeah, it's about me and Fern.
[He hesitates again. He knows he needs to press on with this. She brought to topic up, he can't just leave her to keep needling it out of him. He still looks scared, he doesn't want to hurt her and it feels like this is inevitable. ]
I uh... Ruby, it's important you know that my feelings for you haven't changed at all. Not even a tiny bit. I still love you a lot. Y-you're still one of the most important people in my life. I need you to know that.