[Yamaguchi's eyes drop in disappointment when Oikawa leans back and away from him, not meeting the older boy's gaze. He doesn't seem to be crying anymore, but whether that's worth the utterly empty air of defeat hanging over him in every muscle…]
Y-You don't have to say things like that…I mean, th-that I'm better than anyone.
I l…like you anyway. Oikawa. [Yamaguchi doesn't question the why.. His head's too much a mess of emotions for that. Everything was so easy and wonderful with Oikawa before; maybe Yamaguchi just wants that back. Or maybe he's still feeling hung up on the first really, intense crush he's ever had, and it feels like a betrayal (to himself? to Oikawa?) to just let that go, even when logic dictates it's the only smart thing to do. He'd rather hang on to something broken than be left with nothing.]
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Y-You don't have to say things like that…I mean, th-that I'm better than anyone.
I l…like you anyway. Oikawa. [Yamaguchi doesn't question the why.. His head's too much a mess of emotions for that. Everything was so easy and wonderful with Oikawa before; maybe Yamaguchi just wants that back. Or maybe he's still feeling hung up on the first really, intense crush he's ever had, and it feels like a betrayal (to himself? to Oikawa?) to just let that go, even when logic dictates it's the only smart thing to do. He'd rather hang on to something broken than be left with nothing.]