@yukcri sent: blood, sender cleans blood off of receiver.
How he got roped into this—what he would call bullshit, was quite annoying to him. Shinjiro was adamant about not coming back to SEES, going on about how it was a bad idea, how he shouldn’t be using this power of his—and yet Akihiko was convincing enough when he mentioned that Ken was now with them—and Shinjiro, as always, felt responsible. There was something that was built from his guilt—wanting to watch over the kid, make sure that he was alright. Shinjiro couldn’t bring back the life he took that day, however, he could make sure another wasn’t lost for the time being.
That being said, he expected to keep everyone else at an arms length—detach himself from everyone so they didn’t get too upset when the inevitable happened to him. That proved to be difficult, however—they all tried much too hard to be nice to him and to garner his attention. It was annoying, but surely not as unwelcome as it used to be. He had grown fond of this group, much to his dismay. Cooking for them, enjoying their company…he couldn’t remember the last time he felt so appreciated. It was strange.
He blinks when he feels a hand reach up to his jaw line; wiping blood from a wound caused from battle, gaze flicker downwards to look at Yukari, raising a brow.
“What are you doing?” His question is sharp, but not malicious in nature, gaze moving to the bloodied cloth in her hand after she had released the slight pressure from the wound. A huff leaves him, barely a chuckle. These people….They really cared too much, didn’t they?
“Shouldn’t you be looking after your own wounds?” Shinjiro questions her; craning his neck to one side then the other to stretch it out. “A small cut isn’t going to kill me, you know. It’s nothing I can’t handle.” It was appreciated, though that remained unsaid.