It's been a few weeks since they were partnered up; he probably should've noticed before now, but he's been preoccupied both with his new role as a hero and with paying as little attention to the old man as possible.
(Unfortunately, Tiger kind of demands attention, no matter how much Barnaby would like to ignore him.)
But now, seated across from him at the dinner table while Agnes and the camera crew are filming their every interaction, Barnaby can see that Tiger's eyes are golden brown, a color he's only glimpsed in snatches for most of his life, vibrant against the shades of gray he normally sees. He's never even seen it on a person until this moment.
His gaze drops to the hand Tiger is using to prop up his chin, to the thin metal band around his left ring finger, and suddenly Barnaby can't quite breathe.
He's not sure which is crueler: that the fates have stuck him with this foolish, naive old man for a soulmate, or that they've stuck him with a soulmate who's already married.
Tiger & Bunny, Kotetsu/Barnaby
It's been a few weeks since they were partnered up; he probably should've noticed before now, but he's been preoccupied both with his new role as a hero and with paying as little attention to the old man as possible.
(Unfortunately, Tiger kind of demands attention, no matter how much Barnaby would like to ignore him.)
But now, seated across from him at the dinner table while Agnes and the camera crew are filming their every interaction, Barnaby can see that Tiger's eyes are golden brown, a color he's only glimpsed in snatches for most of his life, vibrant against the shades of gray he normally sees. He's never even seen it on a person until this moment.
His gaze drops to the hand Tiger is using to prop up his chin, to the thin metal band around his left ring finger, and suddenly Barnaby can't quite breathe.
He's not sure which is crueler: that the fates have stuck him with this foolish, naive old man for a soulmate, or that they've stuck him with a soulmate who's already married.