We go home. [ He answers slowly, like he can't quite believe Haru is even asking. Guilt, hatred, regret, fine. But even if things will never be the same again, all he wants is to go home.
He shakes his head, disbelieving. ]
What's the point if we don't go back to Iwatobi after all this?
[ They're separated by two distinct dimensions but Haru may as well have slapped him for how shocked he looks, and for a second—the furrow of his brow and the tightening of his jaw—he almost looks as though he might shout again.
But then... he doesn't. His expression shutters and he steps back, the angry tension seeping from his shoulders out his uncurled fingers. ]
If that's what you want.
[ He meets Haru's eyes again. ]
You'll need to start figuring out if it is on your own.
[ Even though there is Fear that something will go wrong, and an understanding that the risk is high. But hearing Haru say that he could stay here made him realise just how much that is not an option for him.
Neither is dying. He's getting back to Iwatobi one way or another. ]
[ haru is the one who's safe anyway, at least until Ruby blows him up and kills him in a few days.
he's still processing rin's words, the impact of them of them hitting hard and late; he schools his expression with so much effort that his thoughts turn choppy, enough that the connection becomes staticky for a moment. ]
Whatever. I'll think about it. But none of this means anything unless we make it to the end.
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He shakes his head, disbelieving. ]
What's the point if we don't go back to Iwatobi after all this?
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[ they just came here to suffer. they weren't even dead when this started. since they're apparently having the worst heart to heart ever, he sighs. ]
...Ylfa and I have talked about staying. We haven't decided. But we've had to think about how to use our points and—...it's something to consider.
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But then... he doesn't. His expression shutters and he steps back, the angry tension seeping from his shoulders out his uncurled fingers. ]
If that's what you want.
[ He meets Haru's eyes again. ]
You'll need to start figuring out if it is on your own.
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maybe it's better that their thoughts don't cross over to the dead. ]
...We're bringing you back first.
[ everything else can wait until after. ]
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[ Even though there is Fear that something will go wrong, and an understanding that the risk is high. But hearing Haru say that he could stay here made him realise just how much that is not an option for him.
Neither is dying. He's getting back to Iwatobi one way or another. ]
You should worry about yourself more.
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[ haru is the one who's safe anyway, at least until Ruby blows him up and kills him in a few days.
he's still processing rin's words, the impact of them of them hitting hard and late; he schools his expression with so much effort that his thoughts turn choppy, enough that the connection becomes staticky for a moment. ]
Whatever. I'll think about it. But none of this means anything unless we make it to the end.