[Darin's shadow strides over and grabs Shiro by the chin, wrenching his head so he can look him in his dark, lightless eyes. When he speaks, he doesn't keep his voice hushed; rather he continues the show by making sure his words carry and fill the arena.]
You're going to love this. [He says this as much to Shiro as he does his counterpart.]
The reason he doesn't leave? The real reason? He doesn't just look up to you. He doesn't just want to follow your example. That much he's told you before. The sad part? The truly pathetic part? That dreck envies you! He envies you and covets everything you have! You're a hero! A self-proclaimed "Defender of the Universe!" You are everything that fool has dreamed of being for two whole decades! You have a team that idolizes you! A princess you're too stupid to admit you care for! You are their entire world!! And he...!
[The shadow releases Shiro's chin and marches over to Darin's prone form, yanking his bloodied head up so that Shiro can look into his green eyes. Darin winces and gasps as the barbed chains cut into him further.]
He wants what you have!! What you are!! Half the time he's torn between beating you senseless to make you see how lucky you are and just silently accepting he can never be worth a fraction of what you are!! When you were hospitalized after Eosoros he was kicking himself for weeks!! Not because he felt bad for putting you there!! But, get this, because he was jealous that everyone fawned over their fearless leader, knowing damn well he would never be surrounded by people who loved him that much! Because you will always be a hero. And the two of us?
[He leans right into Darin's face as the other tries to pull away, closing his eyes in shame.]
We're monsters. And we will always be monsters. We can't change what we were born as.
[With that, Darin's shadow releases his hold on his hair and begins sauntering back towards Shiro and his shadow.]
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You're going to love this. [He says this as much to Shiro as he does his counterpart.]
The reason he doesn't leave? The real reason? He doesn't just look up to you. He doesn't just want to follow your example. That much he's told you before. The sad part? The truly pathetic part? That dreck envies you! He envies you and covets everything you have! You're a hero! A self-proclaimed "Defender of the Universe!" You are everything that fool has dreamed of being for two whole decades! You have a team that idolizes you! A princess you're too stupid to admit you care for! You are their entire world!! And he...!
[The shadow releases Shiro's chin and marches over to Darin's prone form, yanking his bloodied head up so that Shiro can look into his green eyes. Darin winces and gasps as the barbed chains cut into him further.]
He wants what you have!! What you are!! Half the time he's torn between beating you senseless to make you see how lucky you are and just silently accepting he can never be worth a fraction of what you are!! When you were hospitalized after Eosoros he was kicking himself for weeks!! Not because he felt bad for putting you there!! But, get this, because he was jealous that everyone fawned over their fearless leader, knowing damn well he would never be surrounded by people who loved him that much! Because you will always be a hero. And the two of us?
[He leans right into Darin's face as the other tries to pull away, closing his eyes in shame.]
We're monsters. And we will always be monsters. We can't change what we were born as.
[With that, Darin's shadow releases his hold on his hair and begins sauntering back towards Shiro and his shadow.]