[He blurts it out way more quickly than he would've liked, but just knowing that Kato has similar feelings gives him so much relief and strength to finally admit it out loud. To Kato, and to himself.
His conflicted feelings were the cause of his odd behavior the last couple weeks. After that day in the Celadon Garden, he realized that he had some different feelings about Kato, and they really confused him. He was genuinely smitten with his lab partner. How long had he been going like this without noticing? He didn't even think it was possible for him to feel like this for someone, not after all that time he spent in solitude. Dist definitely admires Jade and strives for his acceptance and approval above all else, he absolutely adored his professor enough to spend twenty-four long years attempting to revive her so everyone could be happy again, and he did always feel warm and appreciated around Nephry, but this wasn't quite the same feeling. There was something different. With Kato, not only does Dist feel a deep bond with the man in terms of their work—oh, the wonderful projects they've done together—but he feels like they understand one another and can talk about almost anything. And he means anything, he even told Kato about his dreams and failures back home. That involved a great deal of trust.
Perhaps spending so long away from the important people in his life back home had caused a change in him. Aradia did say that the best way to avoid getting too homesick was to find important people here in the Pokemon world.
He has absolutely no doubt that he's done that now.]
To be honest, I have felt this way for some time, but I did not know what to think of those feelings. I believe it's time to embrace them.
[The nervousness has all but vanished for the time being, because he's too busy being happy to be nervous. He does feel the warmth in his cheeks, but he doesn't mind at all.
Let's be beautiful and destroy shit, man.]
You have my guarantee that I will cherish this gift. The card will go well beside the rose sculpture on my desk.
[He smirks at that. He hopes Kato never stops with these less destructive expressions of art.]
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[He blurts it out way more quickly than he would've liked, but just knowing that Kato has similar feelings gives him so much relief and strength to finally admit it out loud. To Kato, and to himself.
His conflicted feelings were the cause of his odd behavior the last couple weeks. After that day in the Celadon Garden, he realized that he had some different feelings about Kato, and they really confused him. He was genuinely smitten with his lab partner. How long had he been going like this without noticing? He didn't even think it was possible for him to feel like this for someone, not after all that time he spent in solitude. Dist definitely admires Jade and strives for his acceptance and approval above all else, he absolutely adored his professor enough to spend twenty-four long years attempting to revive her so everyone could be happy again, and he did always feel warm and appreciated around Nephry, but this wasn't quite the same feeling. There was something different. With Kato, not only does Dist feel a deep bond with the man in terms of their work—oh, the wonderful projects they've done together—but he feels like they understand one another and can talk about almost anything. And he means anything, he even told Kato about his dreams and failures back home. That involved a great deal of trust.
Perhaps spending so long away from the important people in his life back home had caused a change in him. Aradia did say that the best way to avoid getting too homesick was to find important people here in the Pokemon world.
He has absolutely no doubt that he's done that now.]
To be honest, I have felt this way for some time, but I did not know what to think of those feelings. I believe it's time to embrace them.
[The nervousness has all but vanished for the time being, because he's too busy being happy to be nervous. He does feel the warmth in his cheeks, but he doesn't mind at all.
Let's be beautiful and destroy shit, man.]
You have my guarantee that I will cherish this gift. The card will go well beside the rose sculpture on my desk.
[He smirks at that. He hopes Kato never stops with these less destructive expressions of art.]
Thank you, Kato.