[Argh. He sits back and rubs his face. If he hurts Robin, he will regret it forever, period. But it's inevitable, and she's strong, and it's not whether she might get hurt, it's how he'll hurt her. And it's that there is no disentangling his professional life as a pirate, and all the politics involved, out of a romantic relationship from her. It's too much a part of who he is, who she is. Who they are. Ikki said there was nothing to gain from it, but there's everything. Everything to gain, and likewise... everything to lose. Is it worth the risk? He wants to try, because he doesn't want to run away from anything, even this. Okay, it's terrifying, but maybe that's more reason he should try. So he can be the kind of person he respects. So he can show his brothers it's okay to get burned so long as you keep fighting and never give up.]
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[Argh. He sits back and rubs his face. If he hurts Robin, he will regret it forever, period. But it's inevitable, and she's strong, and it's not whether she might get hurt, it's how he'll hurt her. And it's that there is no disentangling his professional life as a pirate, and all the politics involved, out of a romantic relationship from her. It's too much a part of who he is, who she is. Who they are. Ikki said there was nothing to gain from it, but there's everything. Everything to gain, and likewise... everything to lose. Is it worth the risk? He wants to try, because he doesn't want to run away from anything, even this. Okay, it's terrifying, but maybe that's more reason he should try. So he can be the kind of person he respects. So he can show his brothers it's okay to get burned so long as you keep fighting and never give up.]
It's not just her I have to worry about.