Kir was nervous.
Where his heart had been, he felt a flutter.
What should he say? Who should he talk to first? In what form should he be?
It felt ironic. Now that he'd finally gained the shapeshifting power of a cubi and beyond, being able to appear as anything made him unsure of how to best be himself for everyone.
His evolution had absorbed all bonds and Oaths; yet from outside the door, he could feel their emotions toward him. Ferro and Malzkael, who knew him more as Kiryu. Ferro's feelings were tinged with anger; Malzkael's with curious caution. Anko with her willful grasp of him as an ideal. Cassiel and Lapins' distant thoughts of him as a potential threat, though Lapins believed less so. Kassin's faded jealousy and Stella's grateful lust. Amarena's competitive desire. Kordia's loyal determination. And Rain...
To Rain's mind, Kir hadn't changed at all from when the two boys met.
