"Thank you." I nod against his chest, head still tucked up under his chin. I'm thanking him for promising to look out for Emeric, but I'm also thanking him for everything he's done in the last fourteen years, and for putting up with me, and for...
For letting me do what I need to do.
"I'm sorry it has to be this way." I am, neither he nor Emeric deserve to lose me. I'm not be the perfect lover, and I'm certainly not a perfect father figure or partner, but they both care about me for some reason, and they don't deserve to have to say goodbye.
I give Kuroki a last tight squeeze, giving myself time to properly compose myself again, and then slowly pull away. The last thing to detach from him is my fingers that have been gripping at his uniform. I look him over, and smooth my hands down his chest, straitening out his uniform again. One good thing about being just an avatar is there aren't any tear spots on his clothes; small blessings.
"We shouldn't linger any longer." I look at his face, some of my emotional walls back up again, my resolve strengthening again. "We're running out of time; we have to finish this now."
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For letting me do what I need to do.
"I'm sorry it has to be this way." I am, neither he nor Emeric deserve to lose me. I'm not be the perfect lover, and I'm certainly not a perfect father figure or partner, but they both care about me for some reason, and they don't deserve to have to say goodbye.
I give Kuroki a last tight squeeze, giving myself time to properly compose myself again, and then slowly pull away. The last thing to detach from him is my fingers that have been gripping at his uniform. I look him over, and smooth my hands down his chest, straitening out his uniform again. One good thing about being just an avatar is there aren't any tear spots on his clothes; small blessings.
"We shouldn't linger any longer." I look at his face, some of my emotional walls back up again, my resolve strengthening again. "We're running out of time; we have to finish this now."