β it wasnβt the same without you β - from @patientsun 's ichi 'cause they needed mooore time // so true π
γ minh nguyen's not here γ
Despite everything β the ups and downs, the lies, his own sins and shortcomings, Ichiban never once faltered. When Masumi glances over to those ever expressive eyes, he finds that same old affection they had ever since the beginning.
"It didn't have to be." Ichiban had been better off, that's what Masumi had convinced himself of. Even as the flame of his life was almost snuffed out, he could still see Ichiban's light β he'd survive. It was just sad that he wouldn't get to see just how far that light would shine... Or so he had thought.
Once more, he opens his eyes and, really, Ichiban is here with him, by the side of his bed. The land of the living greeted him one last time and he wasn't about to waste it. The ghost of a smile presents itself, he reaches his right hand toward the boy, places it on his head firmly.
"You did miss me, then?" How long had it been since they last spoke? He gives it a lingering pause before a chuckle escapes him. "I guess I do have to take you to Heian Tower, after all. ...But only if you can assure me you've been staying out of trouble now."