@lightningfelt > “your feelings matter too! i can’t help you if i don’t even know what’s making you upset!”
the answer to the assumption is always the same. the baseline for ren’s emotional expressions was always a sense of pleasant mellowness, but they made sure that it never lowered beyond that of occasional worry. any more than that and someone else might catch on. this was the way they’d always been, ever since kuroyuri. ren’s semblance kept them sane, she knew this, but then again, didn’t it make sense that nora would be the only one to see through that barrier ? ‘ i’m not upset. ’ ren replied, and for added measure, their lips curled into a smile. they looked almost tranquil, had it not been for their aura cracking, the tranquility of their powers faltering. because ren’s eyes ? they were honest, even when the rest of them refused to be. ren could lie, and lie, and lie, but some fraction of the truth could always be found in their eyes. the wayward tear that streamed down their cheek was evidence enough. but they had to be strong. for nora, for jaune, for ruby. this was not the time to be digging up their own problems. ren let out a soft peal of shuddery laughter, wiping the tear away. ‘ it’s because they don’t. ’ they don’t matter. no matter what, ren had to get over this. one of them had to be stable even if the rest of them were falling apart. they had a semblance which gave them an excuse not to feel pain. of course it had to be them.
caring for stubborn muses. ( not acc. )