[He is torn really... for all he has feared her rejection, he had expected it at least, had been mentally preparing himself for it even, but this? Her kindness? That stubborn refusal to do as she should, as would be right in the face of who and what he is right now? He is not quite sure if it doesn't hurt maybe even more than rejection would have (because even though he's longing for her, for Sora, for their companionship, for all the things he had never known to appreciate when they had been a given - some things cannot return, especially to those that do not deserve them and no one is less deserving of them than Riku).
And there is another reason why she should stay away; because even though he has felt the strain of power spiraling out of control lessen, even though he has tightened his grip around that Darkness that is not his own again, there is no telling when he will slip again and what will happen in that case. He has already lost more than just his appearance once in this place... and he is not going risk having her near, if that happens again.
He shakes his head sharply and draws further away.]
No, you can't. You'll only get hurt, if you do.
[And that's just not going to happen, if he has any say in it.]
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And there is another reason why she should stay away; because even though he has felt the strain of power spiraling out of control lessen, even though he has tightened his grip around that Darkness that is not his own again, there is no telling when he will slip again and what will happen in that case. He has already lost more than just his appearance once in this place... and he is not going risk having her near, if that happens again.
He shakes his head sharply and draws further away.]
No, you can't. You'll only get hurt, if you do.
[And that's just not going to happen, if he has any say in it.]