Felix rubs his face with both hands, groaning quietly. This is stupid. This is so stupid. Dedue literally just got here not five minutes ago and Felix has already started in on him for no reason (or at least, not one he'll admit).
"...ugh, I didn't...you're right, there's no point in having this conversation again, I don't even know why I brought it up. You just got here, you didn't do anything to warrant an argument. Sorry."
But he doesn't want Dedue here. It's been hard enough watching Dimitri fawn all over the professor like they hung the sun in the sky. Now it'll be ten times worse. Felix really doesn't know if he can handle going back to this as their normal. What if Dedue convinces Dimitri that being with Felix is...is a bad thing for him? Obviously, Dimitri would listen to him. He always does. And then...
And then Felix will have lost his prince all over again, for nothing.
Not that Felix intends to change anything, especially not for the sake of a man who refuses to think for himself even when it costs lives. He doesn't understand why no one else sees this. It's like being back at the academy, trying not to lose his mind when everyone kept insisting Dimitri was fine. Goddess, he can't do this again.
He wants to just leave, let Dedue sit here until someone else shows up, but... He runs his hands through his hair and sits up, glaring at the opposite wall behind Dedue's head. His tone, when he speaks, is steady.
"But let me be clear. I am Dimitri's Shield." His beloved Shield. Right?
"He has worked hard to climb out of that pit he was in. He's still working. And if you or anyone else does anything that could drag him back or harm his progress, anything at all, I will deal with it. Do you understand?"
Sure, he could mention the rest. He could mention Byleth, or Grant, or...or Rodrigue. But the last thing he wants is Dedue's pity. And Dimitri deserves the credit for clawing his way back to himself.
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"...ugh, I didn't...you're right, there's no point in having this conversation again, I don't even know why I brought it up. You just got here, you didn't do anything to warrant an argument. Sorry."
But he doesn't want Dedue here. It's been hard enough watching Dimitri fawn all over the professor like they hung the sun in the sky. Now it'll be ten times worse. Felix really doesn't know if he can handle going back to this as their normal. What if Dedue convinces Dimitri that being with Felix is...is a bad thing for him? Obviously, Dimitri would listen to him. He always does. And then...
And then Felix will have lost his prince all over again, for nothing.
Not that Felix intends to change anything, especially not for the sake of a man who refuses to think for himself even when it costs lives. He doesn't understand why no one else sees this. It's like being back at the academy, trying not to lose his mind when everyone kept insisting Dimitri was fine. Goddess, he can't do this again.
He wants to just leave, let Dedue sit here until someone else shows up, but... He runs his hands through his hair and sits up, glaring at the opposite wall behind Dedue's head. His tone, when he speaks, is steady.
"But let me be clear. I am Dimitri's Shield." His beloved Shield. Right?
"He has worked hard to climb out of that pit he was in. He's still working. And if you or anyone else does anything that could drag him back or harm his progress, anything at all, I will deal with it. Do you understand?"
Sure, he could mention the rest. He could mention Byleth, or Grant, or...or Rodrigue. But the last thing he wants is Dedue's pity. And Dimitri deserves the credit for clawing his way back to himself.