[Xu Shu does not shift his eyes from the fire; he stares into the dancing flames, lets the orange and soft red fill his vision so there's nothing else to distract him. Just flame, beautiful flame, and the words Tenkai chooses to share. Really, there's only one appropriate response.]
They might be 'too many' but... they are still mine.
[And if he's honest, having none at all is the truly terrifying thing. Xu Shu just wants to be useful. To be valued. A part of him just can't accept or understand that people might value him anyway because that requires understanding what it is about him that people love.]
[He really is rather drained right now, though. So... for a short while, he'll just nod and close his eyes again. The light of the fire still shows through his eyelids, a comfort in the dark.]
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They might be 'too many' but... they are still mine.
[And if he's honest, having none at all is the truly terrifying thing. Xu Shu just wants to be useful. To be valued. A part of him just can't accept or understand that people might value him anyway because that requires understanding what it is about him that people love.]
[He really is rather drained right now, though. So... for a short while, he'll just nod and close his eyes again. The light of the fire still shows through his eyelids, a comfort in the dark.]
But I'll rest.
[For now.]