#( kuro vc: um that's illegal )

[gaeabound]

“don’t worry, i’ve got you.”

protector / protectee starters ( accepting ) // @pureryudo

—– she says the words and he grits his teeth in return. it wasn’t a pain so much physical than it was phantom, the dull ache of something lost, and he must have hissed loudly enough for her to notice. of course kaede would show concern and all over nothing. he tsks at her, lowering his hand away from the scar on his cheek; from the ridges and furrows that marred his skin.

“ you’re making a big deal over this, ” he assures in his own nonchalant manner. “ it’s fine— i’m fine, it’s just the scar. don’t you worry over me. ”