[ Bellamy looks him over, assessing. He knows objectively that Shiro's skills are an asset but Bellamy also knows that telling Shiro that won't be well received. He's had enough of Shiro's secondhand nightmares to make a shrewd guess about his feelings on the matter. ]
I'm not afraid of your hand, Shiro.
[ Because avoiding one sensitive topic means bulldozing into another. ]
I've never seen anything like it before, but I know you're not going to hurt me with it.
[ Or any other member of their brood, but Bellamy wants to think that goes without saying. To Bellamy, it feels necessary. Reassuring Shiro that he wasn't afraid of any part of him felt important, even after Shiro had just spent the past hour wiping the training mats with him. ]
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I'm not afraid of your hand, Shiro.
[ Because avoiding one sensitive topic means bulldozing into another. ]
I've never seen anything like it before, but I know you're not going to hurt me with it.
[ Or any other member of their brood, but Bellamy wants to think that goes without saying. To Bellamy, it feels necessary. Reassuring Shiro that he wasn't afraid of any part of him felt important, even after Shiro had just spent the past hour wiping the training mats with him. ]