[Lavi hears the intention behind the question, and something fond curls in him in response. imagine i jumpscared you and said it was gay feelings.

but no, it's the softness Lavi feels every time he looks at another human being -- that is, when they're not reminding him of the worst parts of humanity. that they can be kind as well as cruel, sometimes even when they don't have to be.]

I feel like I put you through enough trouble already.

[the pain is still there, but manageable. both the physical and the emotional, all thanks to childe.]

I'll drop by the hospital, you should get back to the trial. I need someone to tell me everything that I'll miss.