Green eyes snap up, sharp and questioning at the laugh. The illusion of choice really drives home Hiei's opinion of his motives, the fox already set on edge by the perceived attempt to rush him off in the first place. He knew that they could have used better communication in the past, but it wasn't as if attempts to stonewall healthy relationship dynamics were one-sided then, either. There were things Hiei didn't want to hear as much as there had been those that the redhead didn't want to discuss.
All he could do was try better going forward, improve from here. He could not erase the past, no matter how much of it he may have that was worth changing if he could.
“What, exactly, are you implying I intend to do?” One direct answer was clearly too much to ask. Part of him couldn't blame the fire apparition, Kurama knew their history well enough to understand where he might be coming from, that the spirit fox treated everything more like an elaborate chess match to be played than offering any form of direct communication.
The rest of him was trying so hard to meet Hiei halfway with some semblance of honesty and clear intent, frustrated to be swatted at with every attempt so far and tense over this current fumble at offering him some agency in the matter. Aware that the fire demon probably knew little of the effort he was putting in now, and likely cared even less - at least, if all of his posturing could be believed.
The conversation about Kuwabara's son is forgotten as he steps fully into the room instead, a topic to revisit another time, maybe. It seemed as though what Hiei expected of him, with those words, was to leave. For one hollow moment it felt like trying to bridge the gap of understanding with a complete stranger. The sting all the more profound after what progress he'd thought they were making earlier.
If he was going to be accused of doing whatever he wanted, he would just give Hiei an idea of exactly what that was. Crossing the floor to where the fire apparition was with purpose, the fox practically growling out the rest as he closes the distance between them.
“You think you know what I want?” He'd said that before, made assumptions about Kurama's wants, especially pertaining to the rift the spirit fox had created between them by choosing to leave in the first place. A topic he'd so carefully talked around since his return, specifically to avoid influencing Hiei's decision in all of this, his wants hadn't been the point.
Kurama doesn't waste time waiting on an answer, fueled by the mix of frustration, confusion and anger tangled up in this entire exchange. Impulse overriding thought before he can second guess it, instead grabbing Hiei by the wrists and leaning in with a forceful kiss.
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All he could do was try better going forward, improve from here. He could not erase the past, no matter how much of it he may have that was worth changing if he could.
“What, exactly, are you implying I intend to do?” One direct answer was clearly too much to ask. Part of him couldn't blame the fire apparition, Kurama knew their history well enough to understand where he might be coming from, that the spirit fox treated everything more like an elaborate chess match to be played than offering any form of direct communication.
The rest of him was trying so hard to meet Hiei halfway with some semblance of honesty and clear intent, frustrated to be swatted at with every attempt so far and tense over this current fumble at offering him some agency in the matter. Aware that the fire demon probably knew little of the effort he was putting in now, and likely cared even less - at least, if all of his posturing could be believed.
The conversation about Kuwabara's son is forgotten as he steps fully into the room instead, a topic to revisit another time, maybe. It seemed as though what Hiei expected of him, with those words, was to leave. For one hollow moment it felt like trying to bridge the gap of understanding with a complete stranger. The sting all the more profound after what progress he'd thought they were making earlier.
If he was going to be accused of doing whatever he wanted, he would just give Hiei an idea of exactly what that was. Crossing the floor to where the fire apparition was with purpose, the fox practically growling out the rest as he closes the distance between them.
“You think you know what I want?” He'd said that before, made assumptions about Kurama's wants, especially pertaining to the rift the spirit fox had created between them by choosing to leave in the first place. A topic he'd so carefully talked around since his return, specifically to avoid influencing Hiei's decision in all of this, his wants hadn't been the point.
Kurama doesn't waste time waiting on an answer, fueled by the mix of frustration, confusion and anger tangled up in this entire exchange. Impulse overriding thought before he can second guess it, instead grabbing Hiei by the wrists and leaning in with a forceful kiss.