[Two words had never felt so exhausting. Because even after he'd let it out, gotten it off his chest, it didn't mean anything if Tetsuo didn't forgive him. Tetsuo, the one he always had...he kept feeling like was slipping through his fingers more and more.]
Maybe...
[No, he forces his mouth to keep going. If he pauses now, stops for any reason...it'll never be spoken of again. He can't afford that.]
Maybe I'm the one that needs you!
[His own eyes widen at what his lips say, the soft ice building on his heart as he realizes just how exposed he is. Any poke or stab now would hurt worse than any concrete, any lamppost. He'd take a million of those beatings over a slow, painful stab here. Fear grips his heart like it did back in Pan's jungle.
Only this time, no one's able to talk him down from it. All he can do is wait for Tetsuo's reaction.
And hope...just maybe...that his answer was good enough.]
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Maybe...
[No, he forces his mouth to keep going. If he pauses now, stops for any reason...it'll never be spoken of again. He can't afford that.]
Maybe I'm the one that needs you!
[His own eyes widen at what his lips say, the soft ice building on his heart as he realizes just how exposed he is. Any poke or stab now would hurt worse than any concrete, any lamppost. He'd take a million of those beatings over a slow, painful stab here. Fear grips his heart like it did back in Pan's jungle.
Only this time, no one's able to talk him down from it. All he can do is wait for Tetsuo's reaction.
And hope...just maybe...that his answer was good enough.]