[Ginko... said something like that too. Maybe not in words, but Sanji recalls it now, without a conscious choice - a hug, and the soft reminder that he's as human as the rest of them. Powerless sometimes, but still an anchor in times of need. So don't apologize for the things you can never control, right?
Tense fingers loosen on the bamboo for the second time, too loose; he nearly drops it. In immediate retrospect, he wishes he had, just to give himself something to do - a goal to distract him.
Because he doesn't want to... to... Not in front of Sayo.]
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Tense fingers loosen on the bamboo for the second time, too loose; he nearly drops it. In immediate retrospect, he wishes he had, just to give himself something to do - a goal to distract him.
Because he doesn't want to... to... Not in front of Sayo.]