Give me a Yuu who recoils at the sight of spilled ink, because it looks a little too much like blot.
Yuu, who cowers when Riddle starts to go red.
Yuu, who hates the feeling of sand and avoids brushing shoulders with Leona.
Yuu, who panics when they’re too deep in the water, never trusts the Leech twins at the beach, and get scared by too many limbs.
Yuu, who shrinks away when Jamil looks them in the eyes a little too long.
Yuu, who rushes to compliment Vil, lest he get upset.
Yuu, who clings to Grim a bit tighter and doesn’t like going to Ignihyde alone.
Yuu, who stays awake until they physically cannot because they’re scared they won’t wake up.
Give me a Yuu with a little bit of trauma, because no one would be okay after that.
Give me the boys *noticing* how yuu reacts
Give me the boys feeling genuine guilt over what they've done and how they can't fix it
Give me the boys knowing that no matter how they may change and grow they've permanently scarred someone
Give me the boys laying awake at night knowing they've hurt someone so deeply they live in constant anxiety because of them
Give me Yuu's friends who notice these changes, but shake in frustration at not being able to do anything about it
Give me Ace and Deuce feeling misplaced guilt about not having saved their friend sooner from being a literal prisoner in Scarabia
Give me Ace with that sinking feeling in his gut when he wonders if Riddle still would've overblotted if he hadn't antagonized him so much. If he could've prevented the scars Yuu now carries from the roses thorns
Give me him brushing the thought off with his usual laugh, trying to bury it, but remaining unable to sleep. The sight of his best friend bleeding on the ground burning into his retinas every time he closes his eyes
Give me Ace eventually just giving up and heading to Ramshackle under the pretense of annoying Yuu
Give me Ace who, although he will absolutely deny it, relaxes when he sees Yuu unharmed, albeit a bit disgruntled at being woken up
Give me Ace who worms his way into Yuu's bed, claiming the rest of Ramshackle is too creaky and dusty to catch any sleep. It's more of a safety hazard, really. You should probably bring it up to Crowly!
Give me Ace who, even with all his teasing and mischief, can finally sleep when he hears Yuu's soft breaths next to him. Warm. *Alive*
Give me Ace who would rather die than admit it, but his world would be thrown upside down if something happened to his best friend. And he *definitely* doesn't sleep better because of Yuu next to him. Nope no way
