[He flinches again at the sharpness of Tsuyukusa's tone, and it's pretty obvious that if the tree let go of his wrist he'd bolt. He does that occasionally, lately. He runs when things get heated, because he doesn't want an argument. It isn't because he can't handle criticism, really. It's more because he's afraid he'll get angry and snap. That's something he still doesn't have control over.
Right now, though, he's not angry. He's just a broken mess, and he's trembling with the effort not to break down (he does that sometimes too).]
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Right now, though, he's not angry. He's just a broken mess, and he's trembling with the effort not to break down (he does that sometimes too).]
...If that's what you want, I'll try.