[He smiles, he adored her praise and felt warmth deep within his heart. It was clear that she cherished their friendship, he did save her purse plenty of times after all. With her, he got a chance to be more like the person he wanted to be.

So what if she was a bookworm, quirky and needed protecting? He would take on the world for her and try his hardest to make her happy. Because her happiness and safety somehow gave him some in return, which filled his empty heart a little before the suffocating darkness would return]

So I'm a fox with a flamethrower now?
[He smiles and laughs a bit]

And I bring you, sweets! I'm pretty sure your doctor hates me by now. A fire hazard, sugar hazard, a thief magnet...what else can we add to the list?

[He chuckles with glee, he liked to see her a bit informal, however infrequent that may be. But regardless of the formalities, she insisted on, he just accepted her.

When he sees the dark tattoo, his face sinks]

How long have you had that for? Because...

[He hesitates and is uneasy, he shows her his own tattoo a scarlet "B" at the back of his hand.]

I'm not one hundred percent sure, but...this is going to sound strange, I need you to trust me, okay?