[ It was never that he didn't feel anything - Shouto always felt a lot. The issue lay in showing it. All his life, he was yelled at for what he felt. Shut-up, Shouto! It's no wonder he learned to feel nothing. To express nothing. It was one more thing Endeavor ingrained into him made easier by the use of his mother's quirk until he didn't need it anymore in order not to feel.
He isn't numb now. Stepped off that path some time ago. Tried to express himself more. He's still not good at it when it comes to everyday interactions, but this isn't normal. His feelings were impossible to subdue without the cold, and he made a promise to stop reaching for it.
His jaw tightens at the implications that lie just under the surface of his words. How bad was it the first day? A question written in the worried look in his eyes. Still, he doesn't ask. Not right now. There's something else that's more important. ]
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He isn't numb now. Stepped off that path some time ago. Tried to express himself more. He's still not good at it when it comes to everyday interactions, but this isn't normal. His feelings were impossible to subdue without the cold, and he made a promise to stop reaching for it.
His jaw tightens at the implications that lie just under the surface of his words. How bad was it the first day? A question written in the worried look in his eyes. Still, he doesn't ask. Not right now. There's something else that's more important. ]
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