He and Cater were really close, and I know he said Bucky-san did something to someone he loved that he couldn't forgive. I... wouldn't be surprised if he just did this out of his own bitterness. [It doesn't make it right. But it was, at least, an attempt at understanding.]
...I don't think anybody needs to help him. I don't think he wants it. But... I already made enough mistakes trying to help him without understanding why. [And she just got chewed out a tiny bit at trial for still standing up for him, regardless of all of This.]
I don't... I won't ask you to forgive him, Khalid. But... I felt it would be cruel for you to not know what really happened.
(... It isn't fine. But at this point? The end feels in sight and it's so much better to move on than to revert back. So instead, he focuses on the now. On Hikaru.
And he sits down on the bed next to her, pushing back her bangs and kissing the top of her forehead,)
Thank you for telling me. (He appreciates it, really.) The only thing I love more than questions is answers.
(And this was an answer to a question he hadn't even realized he actually had. Isn't that a surprise?)
[Mmm. Her face tightens up a little as she leans against him, her legs pulled up onto the bed.]
I will. I just... [Mmm. She fiddles with the edge of her skirt.] I'm really not like Nii-chan in that way, I guess. Thinking a lot about so many things at once... it just makes my heart hurt.
(For the heart to ache. After so many years, he's managed to steel his heart so he barely flinches these days but he's aware of the pangs all the same.
He's also fluffing the pillows now,)
That's when it helps to have someone to talk to. Empty your mind and give the heart a break, one thought at a time. It doesn't make the ache go away... but it helps.
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...I don't think anybody needs to help him. I don't think he wants it. But... I already made enough mistakes trying to help him without understanding why. [And she just got chewed out a tiny bit at trial for still standing up for him, regardless of all of This.]
I don't... I won't ask you to forgive him, Khalid. But... I felt it would be cruel for you to not know what really happened.
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(... It isn't fine. But at this point? The end feels in sight and it's so much better to move on than to revert back. So instead, he focuses on the now. On Hikaru.
And he sits down on the bed next to her, pushing back her bangs and kissing the top of her forehead,)
Thank you for telling me. (He appreciates it, really.) The only thing I love more than questions is answers.
(And this was an answer to a question he hadn't even realized he actually had. Isn't that a surprise?)
You look tired. You should rest.
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I will. I just... [Mmm. She fiddles with the edge of her skirt.] I'm really not like Nii-chan in that way, I guess. Thinking a lot about so many things at once... it just makes my heart hurt.
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(For the heart to ache. After so many years, he's managed to steel his heart so he barely flinches these days but he's aware of the pangs all the same.
He's also fluffing the pillows now,)
That's when it helps to have someone to talk to. Empty your mind and give the heart a break, one thought at a time. It doesn't make the ache go away... but it helps.