Lloyd hates the apprehension that takes hold of his heart as soon as this Zelos walks closer into his space, hates the way part of him wants to cry and yell and the other wants to run and hide, because this isn't fair to this world's Zelos, who obviously has problems of his own and doesn't deserve the problems Lloyd might reflect onto him. It's not fair.
(His life has never been fair, but c'est la vie.)
Instead, he grins, brilliant and wide, and decides to play it safe and run from this tonight. Following Anna's lead, he grabs Sheena's hand and drags her upstairs with him. "Looks like we're roommates tonight!" He announces, and the excitement is only partially faked. He's honestly glad he'll get the chance to talk to her now, even if only for a little bit before they both (hopefully) fall asleep, because Sheena's as dear to him as Genis, Colette, or Raine, an equally important part of the little makeshift family he clings to back home.
They're led through a narrow hallway and up to a door on the far left side, and Lloyd is about to enter the room with Sheena before he pauses, a thought coming to mind. Quickly, before his hesitation can overcome him, he pulls Anna into another hug, mumbling a "good night!" and then strolls into Malos' room.
It's actually quite organized, Lloyd realizes, as soon as he steps in. He's kinda surprised that Malos isn't as messy as he thought, but it hits him that the scattered textbooks and work pages were probably Anna's doing, so maybe he judged a little early. With a deep sigh, he turns to face Sheena, letting the smile fade into something smaller, tired, but no less fond, and walks up to her, arms outstretched.
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(His life has never been fair, but c'est la vie.)
Instead, he grins, brilliant and wide, and decides to play it safe and run from this tonight. Following Anna's lead, he grabs Sheena's hand and drags her upstairs with him. "Looks like we're roommates tonight!" He announces, and the excitement is only partially faked. He's honestly glad he'll get the chance to talk to her now, even if only for a little bit before they both (hopefully) fall asleep, because Sheena's as dear to him as Genis, Colette, or Raine, an equally important part of the little makeshift family he clings to back home.
They're led through a narrow hallway and up to a door on the far left side, and Lloyd is about to enter the room with Sheena before he pauses, a thought coming to mind. Quickly, before his hesitation can overcome him, he pulls Anna into another hug, mumbling a "good night!" and then strolls into Malos' room.
It's actually quite organized, Lloyd realizes, as soon as he steps in. He's kinda surprised that Malos isn't as messy as he thought, but it hits him that the scattered textbooks and work pages were probably Anna's doing, so maybe he judged a little early. With a deep sigh, he turns to face Sheena, letting the smile fade into something smaller, tired, but no less fond, and walks up to her, arms outstretched.
"Can I - can I hug you again?"