What? Well then, tell me what's been weighing on you—
[From a logical standpoint, Shirou knows she's older than him. He knows she's not really his biological sister, nor is she the child her body appears to be. But it's very jarring to have her say that with certainty, and see her hands visibly trembling. The teenager almost wonders if he's misunderstanding again. Love? For someone like him? Self-esteem what the fuck is that.]
Uh. You mean, romantically? [He corrects himself, trying and failing to not internally flail in confusion and surprise, and trip over his words.] You do. Illya, but—
[He can't say no. At the very least, a refusal along those lines would make her sad, also miserable and disappointed. Shirou could not abide the possibility, least of all the possibility of causing it himself. Let's try clarifying this;] You want to have a relationship like that with me?
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What? Well then, tell me what's been weighing on you—
[From a logical standpoint, Shirou knows she's older than him. He knows she's not really his biological sister, nor is she the child her body appears to be. But it's very jarring to have her say that with certainty, and see her hands visibly trembling. The teenager almost wonders if he's misunderstanding again. Love? For someone like him?
Self-esteem what the fuck is that.]Uh. You mean, romantically? [He corrects himself, trying and failing to not internally flail in confusion and surprise, and trip over his words.] You do. Illya, but—
[He can't say no. At the very least, a refusal along those lines would make her sad, also miserable and disappointed. Shirou could not abide the possibility, least of all the possibility of causing it himself. Let's try clarifying this;] You want to have a relationship like that with me?