[After a beat, he slowly sits down in the grass, eyes still glued to the scene, and he swears his heart's going to pop because it's definitely not supposed to go that fast—
Aaaa. This. He smiles and leans on his knees, chin in his hands.]
No—this is okay.
[Watching her pull Kaede into her lap, smiling—paler than when he'd first met her, more fragile, but the strongest person he will ever know.
Goddammit, he misses you so much.
Can't hear every single word, but he makes out enough. Something about if work was tough today, something about a vacation, something about medical bills and resting and are you feeling better today?
"Better than ever!" she'd say, and he'd shamefully doubt her, but perhaps it was for the best to.
He looks up, pointing toward the sight.]
Oi, look at that—isn't that the cutest kid? She's a good kid.
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Aaaa. This. He smiles and leans on his knees, chin in his hands.]
No—this is okay.
[Watching her pull Kaede into her lap, smiling—paler than when he'd first met her, more fragile, but the strongest person he will ever know.
Goddammit, he misses you so much.
Can't hear every single word, but he makes out enough. Something about if work was tough today, something about a vacation, something about medical bills and resting and are you feeling better today?
"Better than ever!" she'd say, and he'd shamefully doubt her, but perhaps it was for the best to.
He looks up, pointing toward the sight.]
Oi, look at that—isn't that the cutest kid? She's a good kid.