[The warm acceptance to those words, not trying to change him somewhere along the way, twists something deep inside him back to where it feels like it should have been. There's so much there that hurts, and so many problems. But that's not shrugged aside, either.
He's still not sure what his feelings are on any of this. Or maybe he's too scared to admit them. But this isn't about that.
Tetsuo, for the first time in a very long time, did something to say who he was to where anyone could see it. It wasn't like his pinball machine that could be hidden away somewhere. A bike's meant to be ridden. And Tetsuo's meant to be what he is.
It's not often that he feels like Kaneda really understands that. Enough that he'll finally just ask it.
That eye stares unblinkingly. He looks down to it, and Kaneda's approval of it, then back directly to Kaneda.]
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He's still not sure what his feelings are on any of this. Or maybe he's too scared to admit them. But this isn't about that.
Tetsuo, for the first time in a very long time, did something to say who he was to where anyone could see it. It wasn't like his pinball machine that could be hidden away somewhere. A bike's meant to be ridden. And Tetsuo's meant to be what he is.
It's not often that he feels like Kaneda really understands that. Enough that he'll finally just ask it.
That eye stares unblinkingly. He looks down to it, and Kaneda's approval of it, then back directly to Kaneda.]
And you're okay with that?