[The pain had gone away completely, enough for Luke to let out a soft sigh and open his eyes to take in Asch's appearance; even at this angle, it was easy to tell that he looked worn down, as if Guy's return finally broke the camel's back. And he can't blame him, but he's still never seen Asch like this. The stronger original that he's always had in his mind was never like this...
But it didn't scare him, or weird him out, or make him feel sympathy or pity. Maybe it was because of the awareness of Asch's presence, like hands that stayed entwined even after everything; maybe he was tired and drained, too... Whatever it was that made Luke so much calmer about this than he would have been, it makes him move around the tree and sink down to sit beside Asch and dare to lean against him a little, shoulder to shoulder. He pulls his knees up and wraps his arms around them, unaware that he was mimicking Asch's position, and stares out ahead of him.
So, Asch will end up breaking a promise, too, in his future... A small feeling of dread climbs, but is easily pushed down. Luke doesn't really want to know what that promise is going to be.]
It's hard to keep them sometimes... I don't think we should be angry at each other for breaking a few promises.
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But it didn't scare him, or weird him out, or make him feel sympathy or pity. Maybe it was because of the awareness of Asch's presence, like hands that stayed entwined even after everything; maybe he was tired and drained, too... Whatever it was that made Luke so much calmer about this than he would have been, it makes him move around the tree and sink down to sit beside Asch and dare to lean against him a little, shoulder to shoulder. He pulls his knees up and wraps his arms around them, unaware that he was mimicking Asch's position, and stares out ahead of him.
So, Asch will end up breaking a promise, too, in his future... A small feeling of dread climbs, but is easily pushed down. Luke doesn't really want to know what that promise is going to be.]
It's hard to keep them sometimes... I don't think we should be angry at each other for breaking a few promises.