#writes this excitedly zooming around like a dog. haiiiiiii

[buddy-arc]

❝ i promise i won’t let anything happen to you" nao to gin !

reassurance required…

gin’s breathing slows slightly—the ears on his hood flop up as he uncurls a fraction from his tight hug around mew-chan. the boy raises his head to gaze at nao. she looks so tired… but she’s offering protection anyway. a promise of it, at least.

were his heart smaller with experience, were he a little older, maybe he would see it as a promise unable to be kept. but what is gin ibushi if not hopefully trusting?

“…you promise, mrrp?”