good job...? doing what? he vaguely remembers some members talking about how furin does 'patrols' now, which is none of his concern. then of course, maybe he is good at his studies ( to no one's shock, takiishi scored very low ) and the minute he started to drift into other possibilities he scrunched his nose for a millisecond to recognize that yes, he did compare himself to the younger male. why would he do that?
maybe that's how he could properly get to the bottom of all this. that's why people said that idiotic saying, being in a shoe wasn't literal. " grade captain sounds serious. " definitely no leader, but close to one as it gets in his grade, right? he couldn't remember if they designated those titles when he was enrolled, or like always, didn't pay attention to what others did.
rough in life... " he already surprised me. i don't really see any other person i want to befriend. " so sure, why not? " but i'm not going to change how i am to please him or anyone else. " or rather, again, he doesn't know how to change for the better. clearly something's working. never did he imagine to stop hating rain, after all. he can fall in and out of interest, and he can learn to like the many parts of what makes a person themself.
" i know you and yamato say it takes time. i don't like waiting. " looking back down. not that he's going to be forceful, because while endo deals with it ( his many attempts to get him out of the way ), he knows no one else will. " i'll make sure he's safe for you, if worst gangs come after him. " with bullshit weapons and dangerous ways to make fighters submit. " yet if he wants to fight me, i will not say no. "
and for that, that's his greatest recognition. fighting is comfort.
oh, is umemiya rattled, now? did takiishi actually pinpoint something going on, or was endo's paranoia contagious?
" a hunch. " he's not stupid when it comes to endo's feelings either, he just wasn't too keen at love at the moment. friendship is still foreign and tangible to him. there's no innocence lost here. if all the strong people desire it, it must feel good, right? those people lied about it being a weakness and that it made you vulnerable, easy pickings when surviving is all that mattered. living a life was more than survival, and umemiya's love for people proved that affection enhanced it.
" i think they call it 'benefits', if you're stubborn enough to call him a friend. or do you want to keep him forever? " looming over him.