The Truth We Tend to Look Away From

by Lamia of the Dark

Oneshot. Hisao agrees to show Lilly his scars. Written for Caesar's Palace Shipping Week (Summer 2016), Day 6. prompt: reveal.

DISCLAIMER: Katawa Shoujo belongs to Four Leaf Studio.

In this sad and forgotten little town,
The truth we tend to look away from lies deep down. -Dir en Grey, "Glass Skin"

~ The Truth We Tend to Look Away From ~

I find myself hesitating to take my shirt off, even after having promised her I didn't have a problem with revealing my scars to her. Even though she is still all the way across the room from me, the room suddenly feels very small.

Why am I so nervous about this? It's not like she can actually see them...

And then, the metaphorical 'other shoe' - as they say - drops. It's not that I am ashamed to show my scars to her which makes my hands tremble so much that it takes me four tries to undo a single button; it's the thought that mere moments from now, she will be in close proximity to my half-naked body and to 'see' my scars, she will be reading them with her fingertips.

~end~