[Who has friends, exactly?! Rin doesn't need positives, he needs goals; he needs wins. Nitori has the most astonishing talent of getting under his skin while somehow making Rin incapable of hating him, and knowing that only makes it feel more like defeat.
But he really can't hate Nitori, especially with that promise to do better. As chipper as Nitori is, Rin has seen another side of him, too - a side that's far too recognizable. Rin knows what it's like to know that you don't measure up, may never be good enough no matter how hard you try. How could he possibly kick Nitori when he's down?]
You better be.
[But that angry grumble, barely aimed at anything, is all Rin says, turning his head away from where Nitori is touching his hair, more on general principle than anything else. There's a really interesting tree where he's looking. Honestly.]
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But he really can't hate Nitori, especially with that promise to do better. As chipper as Nitori is, Rin has seen another side of him, too - a side that's far too recognizable. Rin knows what it's like to know that you don't measure up, may never be good enough no matter how hard you try. How could he possibly kick Nitori when he's down?]
You better be.
[But that angry grumble, barely aimed at anything, is all Rin says, turning his head away from where Nitori is touching his hair, more on general principle than anything else. There's a really interesting tree where he's looking. Honestly.]