๏ผ if itachi knew what a gen z'er was, he'd attribute that unfortunate statement to a steady diet of saturday morning cartoons casting a pallor over one's sense of theatrical judgment, but as it stands shang-chi just gets a rather curious sideways look. as they arrive to the front doors of the school, and itachi sets his hand on it, he pauses before he tugs it open. ๏ผ
Are you afraid?
๏ผ it is not said derisively or with judgment. fear is essential to survival. fearlessness is hubris wrapped in apathy. it is acting in spite of fear from whence comes courage. ๏ผ
You're correct. Only the foolish claim to be fearless.
๏ผ he's never had an ounce of patience for behaviour like that, though in hindsight he wonders if perhaps he had been too harsh. people like tenma, who hid their feelings behind bravado... hm.
he shakes his head, and pulls the door outward. he steps in first, the mangekyล faintly luminous in the bleak dark of the school, staining the edges of his vision in red. ๏ผ
Come on. Generally, I would suggest splitting up — however, that is not an option for us here. Try to stay within arm's length of me. One of the abilities I have can render us both nearly invulnerable to physical damage, but you must be close for it to work.
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Are you afraid?
๏ผ it is not said derisively or with judgment. fear is essential to survival. fearlessness is hubris wrapped in apathy. it is acting in spite of fear from whence comes courage. ๏ผ
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Shang-chi pauses for a moment, considering the question, and gives Itachi a nod. ]
I think it'd be stupid not to be a little bit afraid.
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๏ผ he's never had an ounce of patience for behaviour like that, though in hindsight he wonders if perhaps he had been too harsh. people like tenma, who hid their feelings behind bravado... hm.
he shakes his head, and pulls the door outward. he steps in first, the mangekyล faintly luminous in the bleak dark of the school, staining the edges of his vision in red. ๏ผ
Come on. Generally, I would suggest splitting up — however, that is not an option for us here. Try to stay within arm's length of me. One of the abilities I have can render us both nearly invulnerable to physical damage, but you must be close for it to work.