11. Self-Hatred
Word Count: 173
It wasn't new news Tsuna didn't particularly like himself.
Yamamoto could always tell that it ran far deeper than Tsuna himself was aware of, close to hate even, and he never liked how Tsuna would always bring his self down with words like,
"No Good this.
"Useless at that.
"Loser at everything."
Yamamoto always felt frustrated that Tsuna never saw. He never seemed to see the everlasting devotion in Gokudera's eyes, the respect Sasagawa-senpai gave him, the looks of occasional interest Hibari would give, the gentleness in Chrome's eye, the admiration in Lambo's eyes, the brief pride that would sometimes spark in Reborn's eyes…
And just how much Yamamoto wanted to show how everybody loved Tsuna. He wanted to be the one who showed Tsuna that he had no reason to hate who he was, that he deserved the confidence he needed, that he really was amazing.
(Yamamoto also wishes he could show him just how much he loved Tsuna. But that can be taken one slow step at a time.)