I thought he was sweet, and cute, and kind. So I agreed to the date.
[This is a little tough for him to talk about, he's finding. No one's ever asked him this kinds of feelings before, and they're hard for him to parse. There a bit of a pause.]
Feelings like that difficult for me. A lot are. It's hard for me to say whether or not if I liked him like that before. But in that moment I know I did.
[Raidou's not the only one who has issues with feelings. Bakugo's trademarkedly bad about his own. Recognizing them, admitting them, acting on some of them. He gives Raidou the time he needs.]
You're getting better at your feelings. I know the Capitol said you didn't need them, but they were wrong.
[So much has changed for Raidou in the last six months that it's staggering for him to think about. He uses to say that nothing about his work and life changes when he got here, but really, that was him just clinging on to his old, familiar life. Everything was different now, but not in a bad way.]
[Bakugo can somewhat relate to those feelings, but not anywhere near the extent Raidou's gone through. His life as a hero back home and his life as an Outsider here are ironically similar in many ways, despite the lack of school and the kidnapping issue. But adapting to this world, this life... it's happened despite Bakugo's resistance.
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Both.
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I think we both said it to each other on our second date. While we were watching the sunset.
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Did you know you liked him or did it hit you right then?
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[This is a little tough for him to talk about, he's finding. No one's ever asked him this kinds of feelings before, and they're hard for him to parse. There a bit of a pause.]
Feelings like that difficult for me. A lot are. It's hard for me to say whether or not if I liked him like that before. But in that moment I know I did.
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[Raidou's not the only one who has issues with feelings. Bakugo's trademarkedly bad about his own. Recognizing them, admitting them, acting on some of them. He gives Raidou the time he needs.]
You're getting better at your feelings. I know the Capitol said you didn't need them, but they were wrong.
I'm glad he has someone like you.
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I am working on it, hard as it is.
That's sweet of you to say. Thank you.
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Being friends with Raidou is one of those.]
Nothing gets harder the longer you work on it.