[ His expression turns sad. Saying this out loud is really getting him to realize just how much he’s hurt his brother — ]
I gave him a fake reason when we talked about why I left. We got into an argument over it…and — I’ve said things that really hurt him. Saying he was my brother, but that was in the past. And when he said it back to me later — that we weren’t family anymore — I didn’t realize how much I probably hurt him until then.
Being here with Riku, though, showed me what it was like to be family again. I couldn’t push him away anymore. I did what I could to keep him safe…but even then…
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[ His expression turns sad. Saying this out loud is really getting him to realize just how much he’s hurt his brother — ]
I gave him a fake reason when we talked about why I left. We got into an argument over it…and — I’ve said things that really hurt him. Saying he was my brother, but that was in the past. And when he said it back to me later — that we weren’t family anymore — I didn’t realize how much I probably hurt him until then.
Being here with Riku, though, showed me what it was like to be family again. I couldn’t push him away anymore. I did what I could to keep him safe…but even then…
[ … He failed. ]