It's okay, really, I don't remember the painful bits. Just... falling. I guess that was lucky in its own way, huh?
[He could remember the wind between his hair, the warmth of Sunny's small body between his arms, the fear... and then nothing. Just the river.
At her words he left out a small, forced chuckle. Thank God she couldn't see his face from that position, there was no myrth to be found on it.]
Well... you are the love of his life, Mari. He'll always have you in his heart- it doesn't mean he cannot live his life, he's still my amazing and positive big brother, but you have a special place in his heart. [He wasn't going to mention the year of mourning, not how long Hero blamed himself for 'not noticing' what was wrong with Mari. There were puzzle pieces he clearly missed there and he wasn't going to blame her for something that may have not even been her fault.] I got crushes too, you know? That's when I realized how special you were for him. And... huh...
[Oh, it stung, it stung so much, he wanted to go back home and hug his family. Now Hero was stuck mourning two of them. No, Three.]
Just because you're not there, it doesn't mean he's not living to his best life. He's making sure to live a good life even for you. In your name. That's his way of keeping you by his side. So...
[Was it true? Was it not? Who even knew, maybe Kel was just trying to help her feel better. And perhaps he dreaded answering the next question- he... couldn't be fully honest there.]
Well. Still short. Still very quiet. He's actually moving away from our little city, so we kind of spent the three last days together. Hobbeez, Gino's, name one of our childhood spots and we've been there. [He bit his lips, pulling her a bit closer, lying wasn't for him but...] He took your death pretty badly. But... we were all finally working on it!
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[He could remember the wind between his hair, the warmth of Sunny's small body between his arms, the fear... and then nothing. Just the river.
At her words he left out a small, forced chuckle. Thank God she couldn't see his face from that position, there was no myrth to be found on it.]
Well... you are the love of his life, Mari. He'll always have you in his heart- it doesn't mean he cannot live his life, he's still my amazing and positive big brother, but you have a special place in his heart. [He wasn't going to mention the year of mourning, not how long Hero blamed himself for 'not noticing' what was wrong with Mari. There were puzzle pieces he clearly missed there and he wasn't going to blame her for something that may have not even been her fault.] I got crushes too, you know? That's when I realized how special you were for him. And... huh...
[Oh, it stung, it stung so much, he wanted to go back home and hug his family. Now Hero was stuck mourning two of them. No, Three.]
Just because you're not there, it doesn't mean he's not living to his best life. He's making sure to live a good life even for you. In your name. That's his way of keeping you by his side. So...
[Was it true? Was it not? Who even knew, maybe Kel was just trying to help her feel better. And perhaps he dreaded answering the next question- he... couldn't be fully honest there.]
Well. Still short. Still very quiet. He's actually moving away from our little city, so we kind of spent the three last days together. Hobbeez, Gino's, name one of our childhood spots and we've been there. [He bit his lips, pulling her a bit closer, lying wasn't for him but...] He took your death pretty badly. But... we were all finally working on it!