[ He has to hold back from letting out an actual sigh of relief when she says they're almost there. He's trying to pretend even in front of Chizuru that the sun isn't getting to him too much, after all - not because she can't know about his secret since she obviously already knows, but mostly just that he doesn't only want to give her more to worry about. He can deal with it, even if he can feel his steps threatening to get more sluggish, he just grits his teeth and walks on. It's all he can do.
And then they arrive at her house and Shinpachi can't help but stare for a moment. So this is the place Chizuru grew up, huh.. the place she must've spent so many days by herself after her father left to come to Kyoto, to them. He's lost in thought about it for a moment or two though, so he doesn't even notice the way she hesitates and lingers until he hears her speak up again. That's when he blinks and looks at her. Truthfully, part of him wishes she would just open the door so he could get somewhere out of the sun just for a little bit, but Shinpachi sure isn't going to push her for his own selfish needs, no way.
Besides.. he thinks he understands this, just a little bit. His own reasons for leaving his family's place were really different from her own, but it's been so many years at this point since he's even seen them or the house - traveling around, then Shieikan, then the Roshigumi, then the Shinsengumi - that he'd probably feel weird too, returning to it. He'd probably linger the exact same way she does.
Shinpachi tries to gather his energy to at least attempt to make her feel a little better. He already got some weird looks on the streets for walking around in his haori, so what will one dumbass moment more or less make worse for him now anyway, huh? ]
Oh, Chizuru-chan's so lucky..! [ He whistles. ] Ya got a whole place just waitin' for you like that, I'd probably have to go back to my parents on my hands and knees and rub my face against the floor for them to take me back. Maybe I should knock on your door instead if I'd ever need a place to stay in the future! [ Shinpachi makes sure to stupidly grin - which isn't hard, considering his usual smile is already a lot like it, he's just throwing a little more energy into it, hoping he can afford it. ]
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And then they arrive at her house and Shinpachi can't help but stare for a moment. So this is the place Chizuru grew up, huh.. the place she must've spent so many days by herself after her father left to come to Kyoto, to them. He's lost in thought about it for a moment or two though, so he doesn't even notice the way she hesitates and lingers until he hears her speak up again. That's when he blinks and looks at her. Truthfully, part of him wishes she would just open the door so he could get somewhere out of the sun just for a little bit, but Shinpachi sure isn't going to push her for his own selfish needs, no way.
Besides.. he thinks he understands this, just a little bit. His own reasons for leaving his family's place were really different from her own, but it's been so many years at this point since he's even seen them or the house - traveling around, then Shieikan, then the Roshigumi, then the Shinsengumi - that he'd probably feel weird too, returning to it. He'd probably linger the exact same way she does.
Shinpachi tries to gather his energy to at least attempt to make her feel a little better. He already got some weird looks on the streets for walking around in his haori, so what will one dumbass moment more or less make worse for him now anyway, huh? ]
Oh, Chizuru-chan's so lucky..! [ He whistles. ] Ya got a whole place just waitin' for you like that, I'd probably have to go back to my parents on my hands and knees and rub my face against the floor for them to take me back. Maybe I should knock on your door instead if I'd ever need a place to stay in the future! [ Shinpachi makes sure to stupidly grin - which isn't hard, considering his usual smile is already a lot like it, he's just throwing a little more energy into it, hoping he can afford it. ]