He laughs - despite everything. It holds more humor this time, because if nothing else, Sanji is pretty good at making him laugh. Even when he doesn't mean to. This is how they talk to each other. It's comfortable. He tries to remind himself of that even as he tries to find the words for a story that he's only told one other person int he city - ]
They're right. [the trees, the things they said, everything they'd mentioned] Everything they'd said.
Asahi Kaiyou, she'd been an actress, until a pair of twins happened. In love with some cheating bastard from the Kumou family, but it's not like he was going to leave his lifestyle for a mistress. He kept the scandal quiet, cut her off and -
The twins were supposed to be her revenge. Learn everything to get back to the top, then ruin him. That was her plan, we were— [We were her revenge plan.] ... a mistake, in the end.
[His hold on Sanji's wrist turns weaker, as if he's no longer sure if he has the right to hold on. The mark on his wrist continues to blaze brightly.]
... some things you don't unlearn.
[Some things make you a little too scarred to think you have a right to anyone.]
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Baren supposes he's about to find out.
He laughs - despite everything. It holds more humor this time, because if nothing else, Sanji is pretty good at making him laugh. Even when he doesn't mean to. This is how they talk to each other. It's comfortable. He tries to remind himself of that even as he tries to find the words for a story that he's only told one other person int he city - ]
They're right. [the trees, the things they said, everything they'd mentioned] Everything they'd said.
Asahi Kaiyou, she'd been an actress, until a pair of twins happened. In love with some cheating bastard from the Kumou family, but it's not like he was going to leave his lifestyle for a mistress. He kept the scandal quiet, cut her off and -
The twins were supposed to be her revenge. Learn everything to get back to the top, then ruin him. That was her plan, we were— [We were her revenge plan.] ... a mistake, in the end.
[His hold on Sanji's wrist turns weaker, as if he's no longer sure if he has the right to hold on. The mark on his wrist continues to blaze brightly.]
... some things you don't unlearn.
[Some things make you a little too scarred to think you have a right to anyone.]