[Kouta agreed easily, because Setsura had always been the compassionate one, the one who looked after all of them and the others. He couldn't be sure he would have thought to adopt or look after the other orphans if Setsura hadn't thought of it first, and his goals had always been selfish. Perhaps it was just a facet of being mortal, knowing he only had so much time to dedicate to others while Setsura had far more, so her goals could be loftier.
Or perhaps it was just how she was, and Kouta loved her for it.
He squeezed her hands to reassure her, pressing a small kiss to her temple before nudging her.]
C'mon, ya slept long enough. Akemi's not gonna forgive us if we don't get proper offerings for her.
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[Kouta agreed easily, because Setsura had always been the compassionate one, the one who looked after all of them and the others. He couldn't be sure he would have thought to adopt or look after the other orphans if Setsura hadn't thought of it first, and his goals had always been selfish. Perhaps it was just a facet of being mortal, knowing he only had so much time to dedicate to others while Setsura had far more, so her goals could be loftier.
Or perhaps it was just how she was, and Kouta loved her for it.
He squeezed her hands to reassure her, pressing a small kiss to her temple before nudging her.]
C'mon, ya slept long enough. Akemi's not gonna forgive us if we don't get proper offerings for her.