By the time Declan had finished his expanded explanation, Aoba was back and standing in front of the couch with two refilled bowls in hand. His expression was, once again, puzzled with the feeling of being out of his league. Declan had mentioned that he wasn't human, but... well, how could Aoba possibly extrapolate from that, that Declan didn't need to eat? At all?
The frown lingered as Aoba sat down, but ultimately he pressed Declan's bowl firmly back into those big hands.
"If you like eating and you like my cooking, then eat. You're not going to starve me and I'd rather not just sit here and eat alone." Saying so made Aoba recall one of the particular things Declan had said so he paused, then added, "I suppose that makes it a social thing after all, but you have to expect a little social interaction from your roommate, right?"
Aoba took a deliberate leap with that: saying roommate rather than guest. Putting forward a notion of equality between them. They weren't actually equal, not yet, not when Aoba was new and useless to this world, but it was something to strive for.
He was starting to get a feeling like he'd have to be stubborn in putting himself forward as Declan's friend, too. Time would tell, but that was how it felt right now.
I love it when your tags arrive just as I'm sitting for lunch break X3
The frown lingered as Aoba sat down, but ultimately he pressed Declan's bowl firmly back into those big hands.
"If you like eating and you like my cooking, then eat. You're not going to starve me and I'd rather not just sit here and eat alone." Saying so made Aoba recall one of the particular things Declan had said so he paused, then added, "I suppose that makes it a social thing after all, but you have to expect a little social interaction from your roommate, right?"
Aoba took a deliberate leap with that: saying roommate rather than guest. Putting forward a notion of equality between them. They weren't actually equal, not yet, not when Aoba was new and useless to this world, but it was something to strive for.
He was starting to get a feeling like he'd have to be stubborn in putting himself forward as Declan's friend, too. Time would tell, but that was how it felt right now.