ʸᵃᵐᵃᵍⁱˢʰⁱ.ᐟ

when zack does well in a session of angeal's training, it's rare he gets the full scope of the praise he really wants. the difference with zack is… that he finds the rest of it underlying in the older man's words or actions. 'that was fine,' really just means… that was great, zack. 'you're progressing well,' really just means… you're definitely ready to become a 1st class, zack.

They know better than to linger, better than to stop her and demand an explanation or insist she calm down and tell them what's wrong, if only because of the imbalance of authority between them. One that was tilted absurdly in her favor, no less. She's just a teenager stomping through the halls with the kind of irritation that should earn an eye roll at most; yet, Yukako can tell those with several years over her to move aside, and they obey without hesitation. No questions. No complaints.

“ Now you're taking her side? ” She groans, her brows drawing upward into a pinched, almost wounded expression. The sharp rise in her voice is more than enough to betray the sting she feels... the betrayal she's convinced she's experiencing, anyways. Every instinct tells her to shut him down and end the conversation right there, but against her better judgment, she forces herself to listen.