Oh, I don't know. Personally, I don't think I'd want him to admit it.
[Because yes, the Hijikata he knows is definitely aware that the poems are terrible too. After all, why else would he get so bashful about it, and insist no one find out about his 'secret' pen name? But Souji also knows that actually admitting it would be a terrible blow to Hijikata's pride, and might even be enough to make him give up on poetry for good, and he wouldn't want that.
It's hard to explain exactly why it's so important to him that Hijikata has this one thing he's absolutely, embarrassingly awful at - but maybe it has to do with the fact that it makes his own admiration of the man a bit less like obsession and more like simple affection. And perhaps that's reflected a bit in the warmth in his voice and the brightness of his smile as he continues.]
Honestly, I think it's rather sweet. And if he wouldn't chase after me when I steal the book, or get angry and defensive when I tease him about it... well, I'd probably be pretty sad about that.
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[Because yes, the Hijikata he knows is definitely aware that the poems are terrible too. After all, why else would he get so bashful about it, and insist no one find out about his 'secret' pen name? But Souji also knows that actually admitting it would be a terrible blow to Hijikata's pride, and might even be enough to make him give up on poetry for good, and he wouldn't want that.
It's hard to explain exactly why it's so important to him that Hijikata has this one thing he's absolutely, embarrassingly awful at - but maybe it has to do with the fact that it makes his own admiration of the man a bit less like obsession and more like simple affection. And perhaps that's reflected a bit in the warmth in his voice and the brightness of his smile as he continues.]
Honestly, I think it's rather sweet. And if he wouldn't chase after me when I steal the book, or get angry and defensive when I tease him about it... well, I'd probably be pretty sad about that.