[he's not the mind reader here, however, and so he just keeps it up as they walk, slowly relaxing again in spite of himself. maybe they're out of the woods, now]
[and that's about the time a shadow that is very obviously Tifa slides around a corner. Damien is afraid of Aiden, sure, not so much afraid of Tifa, but this isn't about that. this is about his fear of being betrayed by the people he's starting to care about, and so he stops, stomach roiling again, and shakes his head vehemently] No.
no subject
[he's not the mind reader here, however, and so he just keeps it up as they walk, slowly relaxing again in spite of himself. maybe they're out of the woods, now]
[and that's about the time a shadow that is very obviously Tifa slides around a corner. Damien is afraid of Aiden, sure, not so much afraid of Tifa, but this isn't about that. this is about his fear of being betrayed by the people he's starting to care about, and so he stops, stomach roiling again, and shakes his head vehemently] No.