Author's Notes: Thank the awesome people at the Oh Porings! forum for this, because they are A PLUS. One of the 5 things meme I got from fukys, who's Sachre on ff(dot)net.

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5 times Tyler wished he was deaf instead of blind

1) "-- and then she slapped me and started bitching about how I never pay attention to anyone else other than myself and then she said I was like a woman with my hair. A woman, of all things! Dammit, I am Yuno-born, not Geffenese! I don't understand why the hell she singled me out! It's not my fault she dropped everything to follow me here."

Tyler groaned and plugged his ears with his fingers. Unfortunately, that meant he couldn't continue reading. And he could still hear the muffled sounds of Trian's ranting.

"Do you know how long it took to wash the coffee she threw at me from my hair? Two hours! Two! Fucking! HOURS! When I next see her I'm going to --"

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2) Tyler liked to think the Council of Yuno ruled wisely, that they used their great intellect to keep Prontera from invading. He liked to think they knew what they where doing.

...But sometimes he could hear faint screams for mercy.

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3) Tyler knew he shouldn't have listened to Trian, shouldn't have relinquished his hold on the Stream granted sight, shouldn't have said three little words he regretted immediately.

Trian didn't say anything, didn't move a muscle for a long moment, and then left without a word. If Tyler had been deaf, he could have shut his eyes and looked away. But he wasn't, and couldn't block out the silences where there should have been noise.

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4) Their trip to Amatsu gave Tyler three immediate reasons for wanting to be able to see.

Firstly, he would be able to see all the (supposedly) beautiful sights of Amatsu for himself, rather than having to rely on Trian's overly excessive descriptions. While he was grateful for Trian's attempts to convey what he saw into something that would (hopefully) conjure the correct images in Tyler's mind, Tyler thought it would be far better if Trian didn't have to do it. Then, maybe, he could agree or disagree with Trian and actually mean it.

Secondly, he would be able to keep a closer eye on Trian and stop prevent him from doing stupid things. All too often, the idiot would run off and make a complete and absolute fool of himself unintentionally. Tyler would be able to see traps and hazards, both material and social, before Trian put his foot into them. And maybe he would have understood the real reason why Ichiro oh-so-often dragged Trian away to go sightseeing sooner.

Thirdly, he would have been able to see the expression on Trian's face when the first born son of Amatsu's royal family proposed to the high wizard.

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5) He could smell the subtle scent of grass and autumn leaves, damp and fresh, threaded in his hair. He could hear his breath, quietly controlled, hitch in his throat as he leaned in close. He could feel him shiver, hesitantly consenting, under his fingers. He could taste his evening coffee, bitter and sweet, when he kissed him.

All he wanted now was to be able to see him.

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Author's Notes: That contained more Trian than I intended. Turned out more of a "5 times Tyler wished he wasn't blind" D: