You don't get to accuse me of lying when you've spent your entire life burdening yourself with lies.
[Leaving sounds like a wonderful idea right about now, but when was the last time he saw Kaeya like this, unable to maintain that plastered on smile? They were so young back then, but he still clearly remembers the way Kaeya looked as a boy, remembers the face that couldn't slip so effortlessly into those noxious fake smiles.
A while longer, then, because he's never been able to turn and leave Kaeya with ease, despite him believing the opposite.]
Circumstances have changed, but that has no bearing on the past. How could I ever believe you cared when you kept such a dire secret from me? When you couldn't bring yourself to trust me with it?
[It's at this point that Diluc realizes he truly has said too much, and unless Kaeya intends to detain him, he'll be getting up and leaving now. If he stays any longer, he'll lose it.]
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[Leaving sounds like a wonderful idea right about now, but when was the last time he saw Kaeya like this, unable to maintain that plastered on smile? They were so young back then, but he still clearly remembers the way Kaeya looked as a boy, remembers the face that couldn't slip so effortlessly into those noxious fake smiles.
A while longer, then, because he's never been able to turn and leave Kaeya with ease, despite him believing the opposite.]
Circumstances have changed, but that has no bearing on the past. How could I ever believe you cared when you kept such a dire secret from me? When you couldn't bring yourself to trust me with it?
[It's at this point that Diluc realizes he truly has said too much, and unless Kaeya intends to detain him, he'll be getting up and leaving now. If he stays any longer, he'll lose it.]