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[At some moment when Shirou is doing some cleaning for that fat slob Rin, he's suddenly getting a punch in the face from a materializing Archer.

Dumb, dumb, Shirou.]

[Ouch, that hurt. What the hell man? It's coming from Archer so this is hardly surprising.]

Archer! [Why is this happening?]

What's bothering you this time? [There's a reason for this punch right? Shirou's gonna get so pissed if this is pointless.]

That was for being an idiot and telling Rin useless information about you and me. I can understand Sakura but that was borderline lunacy.

[Moroooooon!!]

Oh, that. [He deserves it. Shirou's not complaining.]

Sorry, I needed to get help from somewhere. Don't worry I didn't tell her the full story. She doesn't need to know it.

[Will this make you feel better, Archer? Shirou's trying to do some serious damage control here.]

You don't really understand, do you? Now that she knows, if she wants more, she will get it. A pushover like you has no ability to stand against her.

Knowing you, you probably tried to use me as bragging rights to impress her.

I don't think Tohsaka will ask for more and I'm not a push over. [HUFF.]

Like hell I would. There's nothing impressing about you. [He gets back to cleaning angrily.]

[He knows himself!!! SHIROU IS A PUSHOVER!!]

Is that why you probably cry yourself to sleep at night wondering why you're so short even though you're past your growth spurt?

[Can't clean...too mad. Shirou stops cleaning for two seconds and glares at Archer.]

That has nothing to do with this. If you're going to bring my height into this conversation then why are you so tall? [It really isn't fair.]

It has everything to do with it. You're banking on the fact that if Rin finds me attractive, she'll latch onto you now in hopes of getting what might come later. Are you already having problems with Sakura?

[Rude as shit tbh]

I wouldn't dream of such a thing, Archer. [He bites down on his lip for a second.]

My dependency on Sakura is troubling. It was just like you said it was. [He's just laying out the facts. Shirou can't even be mad anymore. ] Everything I do is influenced by her. You didn't say it to my face straight and I caught on too slowly.

I'll work on fixing it overtime although I'm not expecting any immediate results. You know me. [Because you are him.]

That's not what I meant at all.

[Time to run this into the ground.]

I can't expect you understand much, can I? I'll spell it out blatantly. While Sakura smiles and gives you nothing but encouragement, you think you're still lacking somewhere and she's just overcompensating.

That's not what you meant then. [You lost me.jpg Spell it out letter by letter thank you. ]

What about it? [He isn't going to confirm or deny that's true or not. Just keep talking Archer.]

I could tell you the proper things to do to earn that respect.

...for the right price.

Say what you want. You must have something in mind.

[Where is Archer headed with this? Shirou hopes it isn't going to turn out poorly...but knowing Archer it might.]

I do. Why don't you talk Sakura into letting you teach her how to use a sword? It'll be useful practice for you and she'll know you'll at least want to put effort into her that you wouldn't give for anyone else.

[When you do household chores for everyone, it becomes less special, Shirou.]

In return, get her to teach you about properties of certain magics.

It is true that Sakura's a better magus than me. She likely knows things that I'm not knowledgeable in and I can pay her back properly that way.

I'll consider it. [He's looking away because Archer's actually being helpful.]

It's important information to know so you can know what to counter with in a fight.

[Having bad motives is always a good thing and yep, he's betting Shirou is going to get hurt in the process of all this.]

The real question is, what should I charge you for that advice?

Name your price. [Archer's got Shirou's full attention.] I'm still trying to pay you back for last time. If this keeps up, I'll always be in debt to you.

[And he already kind of owes Archer his life. This is too much.]

Honestly, I don't know yet. So I'll have to think on it.

Don't worry, I already know you won't go back on your word.

Suit yourself then. You can do whatever you need to.

[He shrugs and goes back to cleaning.]

I'll be going back to work now if that's all you need.

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