Small hands cling to the back of his neck, fingers threading through his fine black hair and clinging like a lifeline. He knew the hold well--when someone wanted to be held in return. Sometimes to cry, sometimes just to feel safe. Maybe even both. And Kaneda's not going to deny him that as his arms wrap around the kid, feeding off each other's warmth and affection in the crisp evening air.
And In that moment, Kaneda can almost swear he feels Kala-Nemi too. Her rhythm synced with Ken's, and his own too. At that moment, all three of them are perfectly in sync, like they were in the fight against Peter Pan. She knew his words he wanted to say, he could tell. And if she knew them, then he knows that the message went to Ken too. He'd say them one day, when Ken can come back to Nonah 05 without a fight.
When Kaneda can have not one, but two brothers.
His right and left hands.]
Oi...you think you can run away?
[Strong arms hold strongly around Ken's shoulders, keeping him in an embrace that seemed to melt the frost around them. His breath was warm and steady, and if you felt it, his eyes failed to bat back a tear or two that so desperately wanted to fall.
What Tetsuo had with Kaneda was something special. His one connection to home. Everything he's ever fought for since the day he'd arrived. The one thing he wanted to protect more than anything, for fear of losing it meant losing a part of himself. Ken isn't that.
Ken is something different.
Because he too owned a piece of Kaneda's heart, a part that was born in this world, that didn't have to be taken from Tetsuo, because it had been his all along. A section of it made for both Ken and Kala-Nemi, beating in sync with their heartbeats.]
I'd chase you down every time.
[But with that, there's a pause, and his voice is softer, not even above a whisper.]
Brothers...that's what they think we are. Guess it wouldn't be too bad, huh?
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Small hands cling to the back of his neck, fingers threading through his fine black hair and clinging like a lifeline. He knew the hold well--when someone wanted to be held in return. Sometimes to cry, sometimes just to feel safe. Maybe even both. And Kaneda's not going to deny him that as his arms wrap around the kid, feeding off each other's warmth and affection in the crisp evening air.
And In that moment, Kaneda can almost swear he feels Kala-Nemi too. Her rhythm synced with Ken's, and his own too. At that moment, all three of them are perfectly in sync, like they were in the fight against Peter Pan. She knew his words he wanted to say, he could tell. And if she knew them, then he knows that the message went to Ken too. He'd say them one day, when Ken can come back to Nonah 05 without a fight.
When Kaneda can have not one, but two brothers.
His right and left hands.]
Oi...you think you can run away?
[Strong arms hold strongly around Ken's shoulders, keeping him in an embrace that seemed to melt the frost around them. His breath was warm and steady, and if you felt it, his eyes failed to bat back a tear or two that so desperately wanted to fall.
What Tetsuo had with Kaneda was something special. His one connection to home. Everything he's ever fought for since the day he'd arrived. The one thing he wanted to protect more than anything, for fear of losing it meant losing a part of himself. Ken isn't that.
Ken is something different.
Because he too owned a piece of Kaneda's heart, a part that was born in this world, that didn't have to be taken from Tetsuo, because it had been his all along. A section of it made for both Ken and Kala-Nemi, beating in sync with their heartbeats.]
I'd chase you down every time.
[But with that, there's a pause, and his voice is softer, not even above a whisper.]
Brothers...that's what they think we are. Guess it wouldn't be too bad, huh?