[His feet slowly come to a stop. And though he's not conscious of it, Yuuto's power does light up again and turn his eyes back to their strange sunrise mix of gold and pink. If he's about to cause them to trip, then at least this will keep them standing.

Yuuto looks at Inaba, briefly too stunned for words. If he was normal, he's sure that he'd cry. Hearing that makes his chest ache. It reminds him that of all the Yuuto she has met, he's the only one who consumes light rather than radiating it. She's very unlucky. She just doesn't know it.]

Inaba-san, I-

[He swallows the thought. Instead of tears, Yuuto smiles.]



See? You're saying beautiful things again.

You don't have to apologize... I'm happy! I'm very happy... [His instinct is to cover his chest again, as if the blackhole is always visible.] Thank you.