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ARDYN IZUNIA

Ardyn Izunia. Professor of law. Lord of law. Liege of law. The one grading your papers. Leave a message.

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[covenantal]

[ Yu, with faintly furrowed brow, simply listens. Silent, but obviously attentive, given the way his shoulders shift slightly as Ardyn explains the dark side of his power.

Once Ardyn finishes, Yu is quiet for a few moments longer, letting his gaze fall to his lap as he thinks. ]

... whatever happens, we'll be here to support you.

[ Looking uo at him again, full of a quiet but solid conviction. ] If your power turns out to be dangerous, we'll do everything we can to help you. These memories that we all have... whatever they mean, they don't have to determine who we are now.

[ A beat, and: ]

We'll keep you safe.

[ Yu loves his uncle. Loves him, truly, the way only family can love family - the way family should love family. Yu has never had someone like Ardyn in his life before.

It's about time he started repaying the kindnesses that Ardyn has shown him. ]

[daemonized]

[When Yu speaks, it isn't exactly what Ardyn had expected to hear.

It's not that he believes sympathy and understanding to be beyond Yu (the opposite is true, he knows), but it's odd how something twists within him upon hearing those words. He was the one who was supposed to offer support, not the other way around. His own uncertainties were not to be unfurled before his nephews, because they needed not to focus on him, but only the well-being of themselves. He loves them enough, as well, to make this a priority.

It's a rare moment that passes, the sort where he doesn't know how to reply to that. The mask of disaffectedness slips for a moment, replaced by sincere surprise and... well, gratitude.

These memories that we all have... whatever they mean, they don't have to determine who we are now.

He's said this much to others before. Having the words reflected back to him feel ten times more poignant, for some strange reason.]

We'll keep each other safe. [He looks at Yu with a lingering of a smile.] That's only fair, right?

[covenantal]

[ His heart's in his throat as he watches Ardyn consider his words. Did he say the right thing? Was it too much? Not enough? Is it strange, to offer such sentiment to his own uncle? But Ardyn is his own person as much as he is family, needing looking after the same as everyone else. Even if Yu isn't the best-equipped person to do that, there's no reason not to try, is there? Ardyn might want him to be happy, but the feeling is so powerfully, unwaveringly mutual.

It's when he sees gratitude in Ardyn's expression that he relaxes, though only slightly. He'll nod his head, huffing through his nose, and smile very faintly. ]

Alright. You've got a deal, uncle.