It has been ever since that horrible moment he saw Kotetsu walking toward him, accompanied by... Him. It's hard to use His name, even in Toshi's own mind, and he isn't sure if it's more or less respectful that he can only use the capitalized pronouns. The presence of Him hurts and in so many ways. He should be dead. Toshi watched it happen himself, from an intimate angle.
And yet, somewhere in his metal heart, he knew this was inevitable. Adam would come for him. For Kotetsu. This castle doesn't care for chronology or sense.
Even after he's done so much fighting, so much rebelling against his former master, Toshi knows in one horrible instant that he is doomed, outplayed. It only took a glance to know Kotetsu was wrapped around Adam's finger, and suspected little or nothing. The look in Adam's eyes was clear: if Toshi did anything at all, Kotetsu would pay for it.
So he did the only thing he felt he could do: he let it happen. He let his former master, his creator, his- his abuser, do whatever he wanted. He doesn't react. He acts, as best he can. He isn't sure he's convincing, but he keeps a little distance and hopes Kotetsu doesn't notice.
He can't avoid Adam forever, though, and he knows he will come looking for him. If Toshi avoids too long, Adam will get impatient and angry, and then it will be all over. So, eventually, he accepts the inevitable again, and spends the day in his room, knowing a certain evil genius will come calling for him eventually.
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It has been ever since that horrible moment he saw Kotetsu walking toward him, accompanied by... Him. It's hard to use His name, even in Toshi's own mind, and he isn't sure if it's more or less respectful that he can only use the capitalized pronouns. The presence of Him hurts and in so many ways. He should be dead. Toshi watched it happen himself, from an intimate angle.
And yet, somewhere in his metal heart, he knew this was inevitable. Adam would come for him. For Kotetsu. This castle doesn't care for chronology or sense.
Even after he's done so much fighting, so much rebelling against his former master, Toshi knows in one horrible instant that he is doomed, outplayed. It only took a glance to know Kotetsu was wrapped around Adam's finger, and suspected little or nothing. The look in Adam's eyes was clear: if Toshi did anything at all, Kotetsu would pay for it.
So he did the only thing he felt he could do: he let it happen. He let his former master, his creator, his- his abuser, do whatever he wanted. He doesn't react. He acts, as best he can. He isn't sure he's convincing, but he keeps a little distance and hopes Kotetsu doesn't notice.
He can't avoid Adam forever, though, and he knows he will come looking for him. If Toshi avoids too long, Adam will get impatient and angry, and then it will be all over. So, eventually, he accepts the inevitable again, and spends the day in his room, knowing a certain evil genius will come calling for him eventually.