[Kyouya knows that tone. He's a master of it himself.
Smile at everyone. Be warm and polite. Never disappoint the people who won't even give you more than a glance. The family that's supposed to be all important. If you make them look at you twice, it's because you've done something wrong. Blend into the background, never stand out, neither to excel or to disappoint. Follow the path and try to find acceptable ways to show your promise, even though every turn is blocked.
An accident of birth means you deserve it. You deserve to be overlooked. You deserve to be considered useful, not promising.
Until someone comes along with a bright smile. Someone who doesn't notice the family name. Who doesn't care about the influence. Who doesn't want to be pandered to. Who just wants to see who you really are. Who wants to be impressed and disappointed. Who makes you laugh and cry and rage just so he can see that you're human. Who offers you a hand when everyone else isn't even watching you drown but has turned their backs.
That person -- who will see worth where there have been repeated attempts to stamp it out -- deserves everything. And gets it. Gets the familial loyalty. Gets the fierce devotion. Gets the protective drive.
Which is why Kyouya allows the hug, even wraps his arm loosely around Tamaki's shoulder to mutter in his ear:]
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Smile at everyone. Be warm and polite. Never disappoint the people who won't even give you more than a glance. The family that's supposed to be all important. If you make them look at you twice, it's because you've done something wrong. Blend into the background, never stand out, neither to excel or to disappoint. Follow the path and try to find acceptable ways to show your promise, even though every turn is blocked.
An accident of birth means you deserve it. You deserve to be overlooked. You deserve to be considered useful, not promising.
Until someone comes along with a bright smile. Someone who doesn't notice the family name. Who doesn't care about the influence. Who doesn't want to be pandered to. Who just wants to see who you really are. Who wants to be impressed and disappointed. Who makes you laugh and cry and rage just so he can see that you're human. Who offers you a hand when everyone else isn't even watching you drown but has turned their backs.
That person -- who will see worth where there have been repeated attempts to stamp it out -- deserves everything. And gets it. Gets the familial loyalty. Gets the fierce devotion. Gets the protective drive.
Which is why Kyouya allows the hug, even wraps his arm loosely around Tamaki's shoulder to mutter in his ear:]
Don't hurt yourself, moron.