@incorrigible-eurodyne sent “ YOU’RE ACTUALLY KIND OF AMAZING ” [And this one's for V :3 ]
V’s been called a lot of things but amazing is pretty high up on the list of compliments that he doesn’t hear often. Sure, people who have seen him in action have sung his praises but there’s something about the way Kerry calls him amazing that sort of makes his heart skip a beat.
It brings forth a laugh, as dry as it may be. “Amazing? Alright, yeah, I’ll take that.” Better than the constant reminder of what he’s done - the things people have called him for being Corpo and maybe they were all right. Maybe he is heartless but there Kerry is - looking at him like he’s his whole goddamn world.
“I’m not but, uh, thanks.” A small smile that doesn’t quite reach his eyes - rarely does these days given his current sitution and how he feels like he’s slowly losing his mind. How much longer before he loses himself completely?
And Kerry is here through it all and there’s a instinct telling V to push him away before he can get his heart broken, before he gets close enough to be willing to watch him die. Fuck, he should leave right now, tell Kerry to lose his number and never come back.
“What brought this sudden singing of my praises on?”