Yeah? Then don't waste everybody's time trying to hide from me. I'm inescapable.

[ it's not really a brag. toji doesn't say anything he doesn't mean, errs on the side of caution. he clocked himself as 'maybe' being able to take down the gojo satoru back in the day, and 'maybe' just about covered it nicely, he thinks.

he strokes cain's cheek in return for that nuzzle, absently kissing the top of his head. it all comes so naturally, what to do, how to do it. he's not left standing here afraid to touch cain in case he does something wrong, hurts him, breaks him.

he got this beautiful thing in pieces, and putting it back together doesn't scare him at all. mostly. mostly. ]

...talk to me, Alexei. What's wrong?