[Even if Ren sounds like he's joking, that lengthy lapse in focus is enough for Shun to suspect that he might be seriously considering the idea, and his eyes narrow slightly.]
Don't even think about it. Knowing you did something like that just to give me something to do wouldn't help me.
[Especially when his record when it comes to protecting his friends isn't exactly stellar. It's not a promising thing to consider in the wake of even a joking suggestion like that.
For just a moment, when Ren mentions being envious of how driven he is, Shun's expression flickers into something like confusion, or perhaps just thought. Normally he'd take something like that as simply a statement of fact, with how plain he likes to make his force of will, but for some reason, he feels...something about it. Nothing he can place, but it's noteworthy for something he usually wouldn't react to at all.
In any case, he moves on after a moment, shrugging slightly, and with a note of something like disbelief to his tone that implies he doesn't think this is a problem. And like he hasn't passed out or crashed from exhaustion at least once before.]
Making me believe it isn't the problem, because I never do, and I doubt even you could change that. But on the off chance it does, being there is enough. [Tellingly, his gaze slides for a brief moment over to those purple and orange flowers. Joker had always been very adamant about trying to keep him out of battle in those circumstances, even if Shun had never done more than make some kind of compromise for after the fight.] If I feel like it's unnecessary fuss, I'll just get annoyed and it's a waste of time for both of us.
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Don't even think about it. Knowing you did something like that just to give me something to do wouldn't help me.
[Especially when his record when it comes to protecting his friends isn't exactly stellar. It's not a promising thing to consider in the wake of even a joking suggestion like that.
For just a moment, when Ren mentions being envious of how driven he is, Shun's expression flickers into something like confusion, or perhaps just thought. Normally he'd take something like that as simply a statement of fact, with how plain he likes to make his force of will, but for some reason, he feels...something about it. Nothing he can place, but it's noteworthy for something he usually wouldn't react to at all.
In any case, he moves on after a moment, shrugging slightly, and with a note of something like disbelief to his tone that implies he doesn't think this is a problem. And like he hasn't passed out or crashed from exhaustion at least once before.]
Making me believe it isn't the problem, because I never do, and I doubt even you could change that. But on the off chance it does, being there is enough. [Tellingly, his gaze slides for a brief moment over to those purple and orange flowers. Joker had always been very adamant about trying to keep him out of battle in those circumstances, even if Shun had never done more than make some kind of compromise for after the fight.] If I feel like it's unnecessary fuss, I'll just get annoyed and it's a waste of time for both of us.