[Byleth only just suppressed the kneejerk instinct to change the subject or say a bland "nothing". His friend deserved something a little better than a harsh brush off, yet Byleth wasn't quite sure what to say. What example to give. So, he decided to be a little honest.]
...that's a difficult question to answer, as I've no words to effectively explain the examples I can give. They all cause physical discomfort, though, hence why I repress them.
[Thinking of Jeralt and feeling like someone had shoved a fist into his guts and twisted them into knots. Thinking of Jeralt and feeling like the Crest Stone crammed behind his sternum had swelled to three times its size. Thinking of Jeralt and having brief yet intense urges to start clawing up the walls from an emotion so overwhelming it felt like it was going to explode and take his ribcage with it. Trying to put those into words for Claude would have him sound like a madman, though, so he didn't bother trying.]
They don't serve a purpose except to distract from more important issues, such as Aetós or the competing goals of Meridian and Zenith.
no subject
[Byleth only just suppressed the kneejerk instinct to change the subject or say a bland "nothing". His friend deserved something a little better than a harsh brush off, yet Byleth wasn't quite sure what to say. What example to give. So, he decided to be a little honest.]
...that's a difficult question to answer, as I've no words to effectively explain the examples I can give. They all cause physical discomfort, though, hence why I repress them.
[Thinking of Jeralt and feeling like someone had shoved a fist into his guts and twisted them into knots. Thinking of Jeralt and feeling like the Crest Stone crammed behind his sternum had swelled to three times its size. Thinking of Jeralt and having brief yet intense urges to start clawing up the walls from an emotion so overwhelming it felt like it was going to explode and take his ribcage with it. Trying to put those into words for Claude would have him sound like a madman, though, so he didn't bother trying.]
They don't serve a purpose except to distract from more important issues, such as Aetós or the competing goals of Meridian and Zenith.