[ it's not that he's not used to being handled in a rough manner, pushed and shoved this way and that — his history has that type of treatment spelled out all over it; it's just that he hadn't expected it from hijikata.
while he's still shocked into silence, trying to comprehend these actions that seem to have no explanation, he just stares, wide-eyed, back at him. out of all of this, he understands just one thing: and it's that he's being threatened, and not in hijikata's usual way. ]
Hijikata, you... [ it's not as if he's dead, but for once, he's not rushing into death's arms.
instead, he presses his back further against the wall, edging away from the blade as best as he can, mere millimeters. he'll try to find his voice again; it comes out as a desperate whisper. ]
the lord will find you in your dreams
while he's still shocked into silence, trying to comprehend these actions that seem to have no explanation, he just stares, wide-eyed, back at him. out of all of this, he understands just one thing: and it's that he's being threatened, and not in hijikata's usual way. ]
Hijikata, you... [ it's not as if he's dead, but for once, he's not rushing into death's arms.
instead, he presses his back further against the wall, edging away from the blade as best as he can, mere millimeters. he'll try to find his voice again; it comes out as a desperate whisper. ]
What are you doing?