[anyone know what song that's from? The internet radio didn't tell me ;_;]
Ran felt Yohji following him into his room. He was too mentally exhausted and his leg hurt too much for him to care.
Rather, to pretend not to care. That would be more accurate, he recognized.
If he were honest with himself, Yohji's presence was not unwelcome.
He ignored the other man, still awkward with where the night had progressed. He sat on his bed without speaking, trying to decide if he should throw Yohji out. After a moment, he gave in to himself. He wanted Yohji there, and it was inevitable that his sister would know, she deserved to, and Omi was simply too observant.
Fine. If they had a problem with it, it was their problem, he decided.
He used his hands to move his leg onto the bed, then eased himself under the covers.
Do you intend to kill my brother too? Aya had asked.
He might not be the innocent Ran as his sister had known him before her coma, but he was not gone. He might not be able to return, but he owed her to try to hold onto what was left. What he felt around Yohji felt like hope for that, and if he didn't give that a chance, even he couldn't believe in his own humanity.
"There's room," Ran said shortly, pointing out the obvious.
Ran felt Yohji following him into his room. He was too mentally exhausted and his leg hurt too much for him to care.
Rather, to pretend not to care. That would be more accurate, he recognized.
If he were honest with himself, Yohji's presence was not unwelcome.
He ignored the other man, still awkward with where the night had progressed. He sat on his bed without speaking, trying to decide if he should throw Yohji out. After a moment, he gave in to himself. He wanted Yohji there, and it was inevitable that his sister would know, she deserved to, and Omi was simply too observant.
Fine. If they had a problem with it, it was their problem, he decided.
He used his hands to move his leg onto the bed, then eased himself under the covers.
Do you intend to kill my brother too? Aya had asked.
He might not be the innocent Ran as his sister had known him before her coma, but he was not gone. He might not be able to return, but he owed her to try to hold onto what was left. What he felt around Yohji felt like hope for that, and if he didn't give that a chance, even he couldn't believe in his own humanity.
"There's room," Ran said shortly, pointing out the obvious.