Everything woven together so rapidly and succinctly leaves Manabu feeling like he's walking on a tightrope, where wobbling too far one way is threatening to grab and yank him off. One side--home, here. The other...there. That place. It--
How could he forget? And yet...yet he...he did, didn't he.
"GIH-!!"
So absorbed in the realization of realizations, Brendan's sweet gesture has Manabu startle, bumping the door, bumping Brendan, squirming to turn around as gracelessly as a fish caught on a line. He uses his elbows to launch himself off the door, thumping straight into Brendan's chest and grabbing hold of him to stabilize, clearly doomed to never make a rational move for a rational thought.
"I'm sorry!" he cries, automatic and embarrassed, but somehow...it becomes harder to speak, his throat growing incredibly tight. "I..." It becomes harder to see, his eyes rapidly welling up.
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How could he forget? And yet...yet he...he did, didn't he.
"GIH-!!"
So absorbed in the realization of realizations, Brendan's sweet gesture has Manabu startle, bumping the door, bumping Brendan, squirming to turn around as gracelessly as a fish caught on a line. He uses his elbows to launch himself off the door, thumping straight into Brendan's chest and grabbing hold of him to stabilize, clearly doomed to never make a rational move for a rational thought.
"I'm sorry!" he cries, automatic and embarrassed, but somehow...it becomes harder to speak, his throat growing incredibly tight. "I..." It becomes harder to see, his eyes rapidly welling up.
"I forgot..."
I forgot everything!