[At that, Lavi's expression breaks -- just a little. He ducks his head as if to pull away from Tuuri's grasp.]
Don't.
[...]
I don't want them to. It's not supposed to be like that. [even if it's true, even though Tuuri's saying nothing but the truth,] It's not because I hate myself --
[though he also does]
Bookman aren't meant to mean anything to anyone. We live only for history.
[He's like 20cm taller than her, he can duck away from her hands if he wants. But she's not giving up on him even if she has to let go for now.]
Nonsense. There's not a single book in any library that doesn't have the author's name printed right there on the cover. Can you accurately record history if you don't live it yourself?
And even if you try to deny all of that, I'm a 'Bookman' too, remember? You're not going to chase me away by saying 'I'm not supposed to mean anything to anyone'.
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Date: 2023-02-26 02:39 pm (UTC)Don't.
[...]
I don't want them to. It's not supposed to be like that. [even if it's true, even though Tuuri's saying nothing but the truth,] It's not because I hate myself --
[though he also does]
Bookman aren't meant to mean anything to anyone. We live only for history.
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Date: 2023-02-26 03:18 pm (UTC)Nonsense. There's not a single book in any library that doesn't have the author's name printed right there on the cover. Can you accurately record history if you don't live it yourself?
And even if you try to deny all of that, I'm a 'Bookman' too, remember? You're not going to chase me away by saying 'I'm not supposed to mean anything to anyone'.