Exhilaration. That was the word. Aoba’s coy little twists of his voice were nothing compared to such wide-scale, wanton destruction. Part of him was stricken and shocked, afraid that this was what he had meant when he said he’d killed before, but the rest of him said, no, never like this. Never so much.
But also never to keep safe something so important.
There was still something crazed in his golden eyes when Declan touched him, but it reeled him back in. So his cloak needed mending. The Titan, on the other hand, would not.
But for heavy breathing, slowly calming, he was quiet while the Guardians exchange words. When he was addressed again, he was still gold, but also closer to tame again.
“Same, big guy,” he agreed, reaching up to pat his gloved hand against his armored ‘home’ a couple times. “That, and I’ve had enough of you fighting all my battles for me. I want to be your partner, not your burden.”
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But also never to keep safe something so important.
There was still something crazed in his golden eyes when Declan touched him, but it reeled him back in. So his cloak needed mending. The Titan, on the other hand, would not.
But for heavy breathing, slowly calming, he was quiet while the Guardians exchange words. When he was addressed again, he was still gold, but also closer to tame again.
“Same, big guy,” he agreed, reaching up to pat his gloved hand against his armored ‘home’ a couple times. “That, and I’ve had enough of you fighting all my battles for me. I want to be your partner, not your burden.”