[He's never had somebody do this to him. Besides Sora, anyway, and with Sora it's a given -- it's not that it cheapens it, but Riku's able to deflect it easier. He can pretend it's not there. Somehow it's more comfortable thinking he's an asshole than having to face the fact that he isn't -- he doesn't want to fall back into the trap of being too confident.
But Normie doing it to him is different, somehow -- he can feel his ears heating up, because suddenly he's self-conscious.]
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But Normie doing it to him is different, somehow -- he can feel his ears heating up, because suddenly he's self-conscious.]
Of course I cared. We're friends.