He has to give Francis points for bravery when he grabs his hand. Most sane people wouldn't do that when they saw Ivar had picked up a blade. Still, there's something soothing about the other man which helps calm just a little bit of the rage in Ivar. Francis has been kind to him and he knows that what he told him wasn't to hurt him the way someone here like, say, Squalo would have.
Something clicks in his mind when Francis says they're roommates. "Ah, that's why it smelled so familiar whenever I've been in there." The odd word choice was deliberate. Ivar has been in there several times in dog form and he'd smelled something that he hadn't been able to pin down.
He sighs and shifts over, coming closer to Francis. One of his shoulders brushes up against Francis'. "It's not the exclusiveness I'm after. Just an emotional connection where he puts me first. Of course, last time I asked for that, he burnt my fucking face off after I took his ear clean off, so clearly I dunno why I bother trying." He let out a hollow little laugh. "I guess it's too much to ask of someone who has the emotional capacity of a needy five year old child."
He takes his free hand and runs it through his hair. "He's like a bad addiction. If I could just kill him and be done with it, I would have done it a long time ago already. I've been to three universes now and he's been practically the only consistent I've ever known." It was one of the reasons affection had grown between them to begin with.
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Something clicks in his mind when Francis says they're roommates. "Ah, that's why it smelled so familiar whenever I've been in there." The odd word choice was deliberate. Ivar has been in there several times in dog form and he'd smelled something that he hadn't been able to pin down.
He sighs and shifts over, coming closer to Francis. One of his shoulders brushes up against Francis'. "It's not the exclusiveness I'm after. Just an emotional connection where he puts me first. Of course, last time I asked for that, he burnt my fucking face off after I took his ear clean off, so clearly I dunno why I bother trying." He let out a hollow little laugh. "I guess it's too much to ask of someone who has the emotional capacity of a needy five year old child."
He takes his free hand and runs it through his hair. "He's like a bad addiction. If I could just kill him and be done with it, I would have done it a long time ago already. I've been to three universes now and he's been practically the only consistent I've ever known." It was one of the reasons affection had grown between them to begin with.