Prejudice
For when you start invading his thoughts for obvious reasons, he shies away from the only possible why. For in his eyes you are the monkey, the purple furry primate, incapable of achieving the grace that Mifuyu and Yanagi possess. And in his heart, you shall always remain the lowest, the forgotten, even if his heart tells him otherwise, even if you do something worthy of admiration. To his mind, the thought of you consciously brings revulsion, distaste, the occasional grudging acceptance, though his subconscious shall protest fervently.
For what is blind prejudice but the retreat of the fearful?
AN: Oooh I think that was closest to one hundred words I could ever get! Yay! On a side note, I would like to express my joy and jubilation at seeing the number of wonderful challenge responses mushrooming around the fandom! Heigh-oh! Carry on! Fellow Tofu addicts!