Is that not what makes us human? To be selfish for love. To be a fool for it, to have the capacity for it to begin with. We make mistakes, of course. But these bonds we share, the bonds we've yet to make, they're just as timeless as we are.

[ some of the names are familiar, and some of them he expects, which puts him at ease knowing that malkuth has let them in. that she hasn't shut them out despite offering her love to them. ]

Perhaps this is presumptuous of me to say, but I don't believe they regard it as you owing them anything. They see the love you give them and they only want to give you the same in return. Because you are deserving of it, no matter the past or the present, or even the future.

[ she likely knows that. he thinks sometimes, it's good to hear it out loud anyway. he doesn't know exactly what all her relationships are like, but, if he's certain of one thing they all have in common, it's that they all just want her to be happy. no matter what form that takes. ]

Well, I think I'm a little too fresh to have people like that just yet. [ he chuckles lightly, chewing on a piece of karaage for a moment. ] But who's to say what the future holds, really. I'm sure I'll annoy someone enough eventually.