[He leans on the fence, trying to look nonchalant.]
Huh. I guess that's a step in the right direction for everyone involved. Once you're famous it'll be easier for you to get independent and maybe get your mother and siblings out of it too.
[He pauses, thinking for a moment. He isn't going to press Shouto to share any more than he wants to with him, but after so much honesty he feels like he owes him something in return.]
My birth parents tossed me away the day I was born.
You bet! I can't say that I'm happy with having been an orphan and the years I spent more or less homeless weren't that great either [he draws little airquotes when he mentions having been homeless because the orphanage hadn't been a bad place as far as orphanages go. It just couldn't replace a real home or a family of your own.] ...But I consider the people who picked me as their child a real lucky catch, in the end. So ...It's been worth it, I guess! Even though uncle Ben's in the mafia!
[Laughing brightly he twirls around on one of his heels just to rub a finger over his nose dramatically.]
-and now you may guess how much of that was true, Mr. Actor!
[He takes it and balks at his blank the contact list is for a heartbeat, eyes darting up to give Shouto a disbelieving look that also carries the smallest hint of pity, because goddammit man, that's even less that he'd thought!]
Here. Call me when you feel lost or just want to talk.
[That's not a very manly offer, but it's one he feels is right to extent. After all they're classmates and both stuck in this together, right? When he hands the phone back Shouto has a contact more, email, phone number and all.]
Good. [Stepping back he shuffles his feet, putting his weight from one foot to the other before he runs a hand through the back of his hair with a sigh.]
...What now? Before I forget it, if any of your friends needs my help they can call me too. Call it payback for being a jerk earlier.
[This entire conversation has Shouto off balance. Then again his closest companion is probably Silver and they don't exactly talk about their feelings.
So this is all... strange and new.]
... When were you a jerk?
[Did that even happen? Shouto's honestly awful at picking up on other people's... everything.]
What?! You don't even realized that?! Back when I was making fun of your lack of-
Oh, you know what! You're a dog! You're like a big socially maladjusted puppy that was raised in a room full of cats and who only knows how to meow and doesn't get why you can't climb on trees now thanks to it, this is so sad!!
[He had no clue! He utterly had no clue or he would have done something about it sooner!!]
[He keeps flailing comically for a moment longer before he finishes his emotional outburst with a loud sniff -- and then reaches over the fence to try and ruffle Shouto's hair with a weak smile on his face.]
I know. You look more like a flabbergasted koala right now.
[There, there, koala-kun. There's nothing better to defuse overly emotional situations between men than ramping up the nonsense and wrapping it into the guise of teasing.]
[Okay, enough of that. Leaning back Cutter gives him a grin that's a bit wider and reaches his eyes again as if he'd just been made a compliment.]
So I've heard. I just think it's more manly to be true to your emotions and help those in need when you can. I'm not gonna let you stay that isolated, dude.
[Weird can be used as a way of calling him interesting, and it's not negatively judging like "gross" or "really strange" could be. It also means that he's unpredictable and unique, which are both really good!]
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Huh. I guess that's a step in the right direction for everyone involved. Once you're famous it'll be easier for you to get independent and maybe get your mother and siblings out of it too.
[He pauses, thinking for a moment. He isn't going to press Shouto to share any more than he wants to with him, but after so much honesty he feels like he owes him something in return.]
My birth parents tossed me away the day I was born.
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[Shouto was the "masterpiece" child, and got the brunt of his father's attention.
And then he looks bewildered when Cutter decides to share. It takes a moment before he manages a reply.]
You didn't have to share if you didn't want to... Do your adoptive ones care about you?
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You bet! I can't say that I'm happy with having been an orphan and the years I spent more or less homeless weren't that great either [he draws little airquotes when he mentions having been homeless because the orphanage hadn't been a bad place as far as orphanages go. It just couldn't replace a real home or a family of your own.] ...But I consider the people who picked me as their child a real lucky catch, in the end. So ...It's been worth it, I guess! Even though uncle Ben's in the mafia!
[Laughing brightly he twirls around on one of his heels just to rub a finger over his nose dramatically.]
-and now you may guess how much of that was true, Mr. Actor!
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... You don't seem like the type that would lie.
[Even as out there as half of that sounded.]
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Haha, no? I'll take that as a compliment!
[Real men don't need to tell any lies. But he isn't a man yet.]
How do your siblings treat- nah, how do you get along with them when you meet?
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... We don't really talk. We're like strangers.
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That's just how we grew up.
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[He watches him curiously, wanting to learn to understand him better.]
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Even if I think it's frustrating, I can't do anything about it.
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[He holds out his hand to Shouto.]
Give me your phone for a moment.
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There are the people in Retrospec, but they're not technically in his contact list.]
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Here. Call me when you feel lost or just want to talk.
[That's not a very manly offer, but it's one he feels is right to extent. After all they're classmates and both stuck in this together, right? When he hands the phone back Shouto has a contact more, email, phone number and all.]
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So he blinks when he gets his phone back and looks briefly baffled.]
... You might get a lot of calls.
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[He blinks and leans back, clearing his throat. God, at least he didn't grip Todoroki's hands like a total sap.]
What I mean to say is... I really... Don't care. I offered so you take it, 'kay? Sorry I made fun of your lack of friends before.
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More intense than he was expecting. Or used to.]
... Alright. It's a deal.
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...What now? Before I forget it, if any of your friends needs my help they can call me too. Call it payback for being a jerk earlier.
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So this is all... strange and new.]
... When were you a jerk?
[Did that even happen? Shouto's honestly awful at picking up on other people's... everything.]
I feel like I need to apoligize for this tag
Oh, you know what! You're a dog! You're like a big socially maladjusted puppy that was raised in a room full of cats and who only knows how to meow and doesn't get why you can't climb on trees now thanks to it, this is so sad!!
[He had no clue! He utterly had no clue or he would have done something about it sooner!!]
you don't need to
He just looks even more lost now. Just... what's happening in front of him right now?]
... I'm not a puppy.
[He can respond to that much.]
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I know. You look more like a flabbergasted koala right now.
[There, there, koala-kun. There's nothing better to defuse overly emotional situations between men than ramping up the nonsense and wrapping it into the guise of teasing.]
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... You're really weird.
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So I've heard. I just think it's more manly to be true to your emotions and help those in need when you can. I'm not gonna let you stay that isolated, dude.
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O... kay. If you're sure.
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I am! Don't you trust me?
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