[Gaze lifting to meet hers, Zero loosens the fist as she touches him. Grasping her hand lightly instead, he tries to drive the point home and reach her.]
For all our differences, between everything we've been through and experienced--we are both the exact same. It took me a long time to understand that because I was so blinded by my own feelings.
[Hand squeezing hers gently, he pauses searching her eyes for any signs of understanding.]
The only thing I've ever wanted is your happiness. I just couldn't understand how to give it to you because it went against my own thought process. Those feelings of needing to reject that affection and happiness you provided me, the guilt I felt for having to live off of you--there was no way for me to see that connection between us.
You are my happiness. All this time I ignored how refusing this could make you feel--focusing everything else on you because I was already receiving so much more than I felt I deserved.
[He inhales deeply before pushing forward with the last point.]
Pursuing you now has nothing to do with suddenly feeling deserving. I've messed up so much and hurt you over and over again all because I've been running from it all. I just don't want to hurt you anymore.
We are the same, Yuuki. All I want is for you to be happy--I know you are the same.