Minato had been all raring to go off on a quest for Ken, and has to settle himself at this seemingly innocuous request. But he understands it, he really does. If Minato had ever felt like he was undeserving of SEES, that they wouldn't want him around...
He'd take his own membership band off with a heavy heart. But he wouldn't claim something that wasn't his.
He wants to make Ken see that is is and always will be his. Minato doesn't speak immediately; his eyes soften and he nods, his deft, delicate hands taking up the strip of cloth and Ken's jacket and attaching it.
"In the future," Minato says, pinning it carefully so it'll lay straight when the jacket is on, "I think it should be my decision whether it comes off. So... come to me if you're thinking about it."
Which conveniently also means that when he's dead, Ken can never take it off. Minato can't deny he's thinking about that with well-hidden sadness, quickly swallowed. He can't keep going if he reflects on how his death will affect Ken and the others. He just can't.
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He'd take his own membership band off with a heavy heart. But he wouldn't claim something that wasn't his.
He wants to make Ken see that is is and always will be his. Minato doesn't speak immediately; his eyes soften and he nods, his deft, delicate hands taking up the strip of cloth and Ken's jacket and attaching it.
"In the future," Minato says, pinning it carefully so it'll lay straight when the jacket is on, "I think it should be my decision whether it comes off. So... come to me if you're thinking about it."
Which conveniently also means that when he's dead, Ken can never take it off. Minato can't deny he's thinking about that with well-hidden sadness, quickly swallowed. He can't keep going if he reflects on how his death will affect Ken and the others. He just can't.