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Tan-Tan
To say he had no motivation was an understatement. His interest in the world around him only went as far as the things that directly affected him, and the things he valued. He didn't do anyone harm, and he didn't want anyone to do him harm. He just wanted to float down the stream of life as leisurely as he could. And while he didn't exactly bat for the other team, he felt that women, in general, were more of a nuisance, than they were worth. Wasn't his mother proof of that?
But that didn't mean he was anything like that Riku Seiga. He didn't hate women. He just didn't care, period.
When they had met, he had known immediately the kind of person she was. Bright eyes, a certain restlessness that zeal, that was characteristic of people who were on a mission (most often, the mission being 'to make the world a better place'). He knew that by even speaking two words with her, he would end up getting caught up in her determination, and the direction it pulled her, because he was too lazy to fight things like that. But he did. And he let her. And as he watched her beneath heavy-lidded eyes, he found himself drawn to her.
No, it was not love or infatuation. And while it was a fact that no matter how hard she worked him, no matter the trouble she inevitably got them into over and over, he felt comfortable and at peace in her presence. At times, it was almost…fun. He never could understand it.
And so in a world where the only things he valued were his and his father's well-being, he had let her in, as well.
It was true. He valued her. He cared for her. She was an important person to him.
He didn't think he was in love with her…yet. But he figured, given time, he might just end up in that predicament.