[ for not the first time, jaejin finds he doesn't really want to look at vie, though this time it's for reasons far different from the last and he still lets him direct his attention back to him. there's a lot he could say about their situation, but some of it comes from a place he doesn't want to think about. in the end, it's just validation for what he's told himself and what he continues to tell himself.

that isn't vie's problem. he's still here even if jaejin is waiting for something else to come along for him. ]

No, I wasn't the only person in the room. I finally managed to protect you and I couldn't even do that right. [ and now vie shouldn't have to worry if other people he cares about are safe. at the very least, maybe he did that for him. he doesn't like that he feels as if he's a child again just trying to prove he's valuable. ] So I think I need it to be all about you.