@couragegained​ ♡’d for a starter
She remembers the child who could not bear being in the presence of strangers, overwhelmed by thoughts that did not belong to him; tears and apologies dripping from his mouth at any given moment. How far they have come, how much her siblings have grown when she was not looking— Ayano feels a little regretful knowing that, but she cannot change her past actions.
“Kousuke!” Lip quivers, there are so many things elder sister wants to say to younger brother; tells herself to not start bawling on him already. If she is not going to cry, then at least she’s going to grab his hands in hers ( well, she really wanted to hug him, but she’ll show some restraint and not immediately overwhelm him ). “Are you okay? You aren’t overwhelmed here, right? I know you’ve been doing better, but...!” A pause, soft sniffle. “I’m sorry!!”
