"I...don't know how to be anything else," Declan sighed softly, reaching up and laying a hadn over the one on his chest.
"I protect. I'm a protector. I feel it in ever fiber of my being. It isn't just being a Guardian - Mac is a Guardian and he'll run if he thinks it's what needs to happen - it's just who I am. It's even more with you. For you," he mused, looking off at the far gate, the Warlock blazing through piles of lesser Vex, luring the Gatelord out. He felt he ought to go help, but he knew Mac could solo the situation as well as himself. He could...wait. Stay with Aoba for a moment. If Mac needed help, he'd ask.
"You've never been a burden. It makes me feel complete, doing things for you, instead of just for everyone. Hm...It...doesn't matter." Because his feelings didn't matter, his affections didn't matter, his motivations. He needed to stop talking and thinking about it so much. Focus on getting Aoba home.
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"I protect. I'm a protector. I feel it in ever fiber of my being. It isn't just being a Guardian - Mac is a Guardian and he'll run if he thinks it's what needs to happen - it's just who I am. It's even more with you. For you," he mused, looking off at the far gate, the Warlock blazing through piles of lesser Vex, luring the Gatelord out. He felt he ought to go help, but he knew Mac could solo the situation as well as himself. He could...wait. Stay with Aoba for a moment. If Mac needed help, he'd ask.
"You've never been a burden. It makes me feel complete, doing things for you, instead of just for everyone. Hm...It...doesn't matter." Because his feelings didn't matter, his affections didn't matter, his motivations. He needed to stop talking and thinking about it so much. Focus on getting Aoba home.