[His emotions are volatile and he's still kind of adolescent. Sorry, Hiro. On the other hand, Belth doesn't seem unhappy with Hiro's answer or his reaction, so that's... good. He probably isn't going to set Hiro on fire then.
His dark lashes flutter and close. He lets out a little huff that's almost like a laugh.]
Okay.
[It's not that he's unaware of what his heart is doing, but he has no idea how to go from here. It might be too much to... show any kind of affection beyond this. Hiro might not even be interested and Belth isn't self-aware enough to gauge his own interest in pursuing something. So he works on little things, like getting his fingernails out of Hiro's poor worried shirt and retreating beneath his sleeves.]
I'm-- I'm sorry for getting upset. I'm still unsettled about going back home and... not having anyone.
[hiro lifts a hand to hook at the back of his head, keeping that eye contact belth started.]
Hey. I'm not leaving you or anybody else. I'm not even considering wanting to go home without a way to get to the people I've met here. I don't want to lose you, I don't want to lose Ino, and I haven't figured out a way to get Tadashi somewhere safe. I have too much here to just disappear.
[it's not up to him, he knows it's not, and it's still hard to swallow. but he's going to make this promise, and he's going to keep it.]
[Belthazar has to gather his courage again before he can look Hiro in the eyes, but when he does, his expression is much softer. There's none of that desperation from a minute earlier, only a poignant resignation to something yet unnamed.]
I haven't been important to someone in a very long time, [he murmurs. He looks down and decides to straighten Hiro's clothes since Belth sorta tousled them earlier.]
That's a big promise. You can't do anything small, can you?
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His dark lashes flutter and close. He lets out a little huff that's almost like a laugh.]
Okay.
[It's not that he's unaware of what his heart is doing, but he has no idea how to go from here. It might be too much to... show any kind of affection beyond this. Hiro might not even be interested and Belth isn't self-aware enough to gauge his own interest in pursuing something. So he works on little things, like getting his fingernails out of Hiro's poor worried shirt and retreating beneath his sleeves.]
I'm-- I'm sorry for getting upset. I'm still unsettled about going back home and... not having anyone.
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Hey. I'm not leaving you or anybody else. I'm not even considering wanting to go home without a way to get to the people I've met here. I don't want to lose you, I don't want to lose Ino, and I haven't figured out a way to get Tadashi somewhere safe. I have too much here to just disappear.
[it's not up to him, he knows it's not, and it's still hard to swallow. but he's going to make this promise, and he's going to keep it.]
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I haven't been important to someone in a very long time, [he murmurs. He looks down and decides to straighten Hiro's clothes since Belth sorta tousled them earlier.]
That's a big promise. You can't do anything small, can you?
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[he's laughing a little, as some strange and powerful rush of relief hits his system. why does he feel like he was just running laps?]
You're important to me. So you're stuck with me, okay? Even if you set me on fire.
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I'm not going to set you on fire. [He presses his lips together in a bit of a pout.] I promised someone I wouldn't.
... But I can turn you into a cat if you annoy me.
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If you did that, I'd just go tear up your stuff.
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Then I'd make Celsius bathe you.
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