[ A question remains unanswered: Why? But the kiss successfully silences Setsuna, causing him to sink on his seat. The pale look across him fades, melting into a more familiar shade of red. However, it doesn't dispel the chaotic confusion running through him. His heart continues to beat in disarray, an unset rhythm, like his own emotions. Right now, he feels as if his head is spinning.
Setsuna is unable to construe any of this. What is it about his empty being that Gilgamesh insists that he's beautiful, along with the rest of all those unsuitable words given to him? What is the King seeing inside of his unfulfilled void? Even though he is still continuing to seek further meaning in his existence, someone right before him has already seen it before he could. The overwhelm continues to surround him, uncertain of how to respond to such affection. He never did know how to respond to Princess Marina's own, even now...
And then Gilgamesh proclaims to teach him. His King is telling him that he'll show him. And it's then that Setsuna's eyes widen. The last few words are contradictory, but he knows what they really mean. Because Gilgamesh is immortal, just like him... It means that he will never back down from this even if it would last for an eternity. It reminds him of his own resolve, to never back down from finding the answers even if it last for an eternity. ]
Gi—
[ Setsuna almost utters a certain name for the first time, but he stops. In fact, it might as well be a hallucination. That's how quickly it dissipates into the wind. ]
King...
[ His throat tightens, losing all ability to respond vocally. So instead, he gives his answer through a gesture. Leaning up, he plants his own lips in front of the older man's, but that too is fleeting. That's because he doesn't know how he feels either. Its meaning is ambiguous. It doesn't necessarily entail that he returns the affections, it might as well be gratitude or appreciation. He wants to remain as himself. No matter what, he wants to continue remaining as himself more than anything else.
The meek movement proves that fact. He hopes that this is at least enough for now. Once he moves faintly back, he stares into the King's eyes, wondering if it is. ]
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Setsuna is unable to construe any of this. What is it about his empty being that Gilgamesh insists that he's beautiful, along with the rest of all those unsuitable words given to him? What is the King seeing inside of his unfulfilled void? Even though he is still continuing to seek further meaning in his existence, someone right before him has already seen it before he could. The overwhelm continues to surround him, uncertain of how to respond to such affection. He never did know how to respond to Princess Marina's own, even now...
And then Gilgamesh proclaims to teach him. His King is telling him that he'll show him. And it's then that Setsuna's eyes widen. The last few words are contradictory, but he knows what they really mean. Because Gilgamesh is immortal, just like him... It means that he will never back down from this even if it would last for an eternity. It reminds him of his own resolve, to never back down from finding the answers even if it last for an eternity. ]
Gi—
[ Setsuna almost utters a certain name for the first time, but he stops. In fact, it might as well be a hallucination. That's how quickly it dissipates into the wind. ]
King...
[ His throat tightens, losing all ability to respond vocally. So instead, he gives his answer through a gesture. Leaning up, he plants his own lips in front of the older man's, but that too is fleeting. That's because he doesn't know how he feels either. Its meaning is ambiguous. It doesn't necessarily entail that he returns the affections, it might as well be gratitude or appreciation. He wants to remain as himself. No matter what, he wants to continue remaining as himself more than anything else.
The meek movement proves that fact. He hopes that this is at least enough for now. Once he moves faintly back, he stares into the King's eyes, wondering if it is. ]