"They told me angels can only be found in divine places so I must've found it when I saw you." It doesn't take Dazai long to approach Eden, hand outstretched and dark eyes appraising her features. It's then that his hand reaches out to take hers, smiling and tracing her palm with his index finger. His eyes drop as well, speaking gently and sweetly, "such delicate hands... it would be a pleasure to die by them."
unprompted. || always accepting
─「エデン」─ angels ? that was the first of someone referring to her as something so DIVINE. the trailblazer was a force of destruction, after all, especially with the STELLARON sealed inside of her. she hardly could view herself as anything pure, or anything delicate. she was a fighter, scars and scratches littered her body like tattoos, marking her once flawless skin up with battle wounds.
why did he treat her so gently ? like she was something PRECIOUS. didn't he witness what she did ? the way she eliminated those in her path ? why wasn't he ... afraid ? he should be scared, shouldn't he ? she was — a force to be feared. ( was she talking about herself or the stellaron ? both. )
" i'm no angel. " even though she saved him. that was why she fights, after all. not to destroy, not to take lives, but to SAVE them. her fingers twitched softly within his grasp, yet she made little to no effort to pull away. it was ... tender. sweet. she didn't want to hurt these hands, she didn't want to hurt him. her gloved digits curled around his own, a quiet squeeze.
" i'd be damned if i hurt you with these hands. " the amber in her eyes swirled quietly. she'd never forgive herself if she brought him harm, let alone DEATH. so why did he look so peaceful, so content to say that ? i'd like to die by your hands, he implied. why would you trust me with that ? i'm not worth it.
" won't you let me protect you, instead ? "