[It slips out before he can stop himself, and as soon as he says it his eyes are going wide with surprise and he's clamping his hands down over his mouth.
It's embarrassing to talk about romance with his old man, is it? Well, if 'old man' means 'dad', then...]
Rin doesn't pull away, but he sounds annoyed, like he's putting up a token effort to be a moody teenager even though he actually wants the acceptance Sholmes is giving him.]
You're the luckiest here! I already had the best dad in the world, and nobody could ever replace him. ...but I guess you could be a dad too, there's no rules saying I only get one.
Rin sees that, and he wavers a bit too. But then he turns slightly so he can grab Sholmes in a hug, returning the embrace Sholmes just gave him moments before.]
Don't get too sappy now, old man.
[Using that title on purpose now, since Sholmes knows what it means.]
[He has a daughter. A daughter he loves so dearly, with all his heart. And for years, he denied her even mentioning him in any capacity as a father. Just a roommate. A guardian, maybe.]
[But to hear her genuinely call him her father...]
[Why, he cried just like this.]
[He nods dimly at the words, letting out a little laugh.]
I'll try not to be overly so. But one can't help it. [He sniffs, hugging him back, keeping him close.] I'm simply...very happy I can be someone like that, for someone as special as you.
[Rin could talk about how he's a shitty son, or how he loses his temper and screams sometimes, or how everyone he's ever loved has died right in front of him and that makes it hard to open up again. He could talk about how afraid he is of losing the people he's come to care about in the last seven weeks. He could talk about how he's scared of failing the dead, or how he's scared of succeeding and having to go home to never see these people again.
But he doesn't. He just holds onto Sholmes for now, relaxing into the hug he definitely needs.]
It- I'm happy too, you know?
[The quietest admission that he does want all of this, despite all the doubts and worries he has.]
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[HUFFS]
Also, why do you keep calling me old man!
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[It slips out before he can stop himself, and as soon as he says it his eyes are going wide with surprise and he's clamping his hands down over his mouth.
It's embarrassing to talk about romance with his old man, is it? Well, if 'old man' means 'dad', then...]
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[He kind of...stares at the other for a moment.]
Do you see me as a father figure, Rin?
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So instead he covers his face fully with his hands to hide how bright red he's getting.]
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Haha. Well, I can't say that I'm not touched. Anyone would be lucky to have you as a son.
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Rin doesn't pull away, but he sounds annoyed, like he's putting up a token effort to be a moody teenager even though he actually wants the acceptance Sholmes is giving him.]
W-well not everyone is gonna be that lucky!
[Implying that Sholmes is lucky there lol]
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Then are you saying I'm the luckiest of all? Truly, what an honor! Hahaha!
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[His hair is even messier now.]
You're the luckiest here! I already had the best dad in the world, and nobody could ever replace him. ...but I guess you could be a dad too, there's no rules saying I only get one.
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[There's a pause, his face hidden a little under the brim of his cap as he looks at his messy hair handiwork.]
I guess there's no rule like that. You're right.
[He...actually sounds choked up?]
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Rin is going to try and peek up at him and see why he sounds like that. Is he actually crying?]
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[Hey, how strange it is, that the rain would fall specifically on one's face like that...?]
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Rin sees that, and he wavers a bit too. But then he turns slightly so he can grab Sholmes in a hug, returning the embrace Sholmes just gave him moments before.]
Don't get too sappy now, old man.
[Using that title on purpose now, since Sholmes knows what it means.]
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["Old man".]
[He has a daughter. A daughter he loves so dearly, with all his heart. And for years, he denied her even mentioning him in any capacity as a father. Just a roommate. A guardian, maybe.]
[But to hear her genuinely call him her father...]
[Why, he cried just like this.]
[He nods dimly at the words, letting out a little laugh.]
I'll try not to be overly so. But one can't help it. [He sniffs, hugging him back, keeping him close.] I'm simply...very happy I can be someone like that, for someone as special as you.
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[Rin could talk about how he's a shitty son, or how he loses his temper and screams sometimes, or how everyone he's ever loved has died right in front of him and that makes it hard to open up again. He could talk about how afraid he is of losing the people he's come to care about in the last seven weeks. He could talk about how he's scared of failing the dead, or how he's scared of succeeding and having to go home to never see these people again.
But he doesn't. He just holds onto Sholmes for now, relaxing into the hug he definitely needs.]
It- I'm happy too, you know?
[The quietest admission that he does want all of this, despite all the doubts and worries he has.]