[It's the tone that grabs Minato's attention; that helpless, frustrated sadness that marked most of that December, from the time Ryoji first begged SEES to take his life in exchange for a blissful ignorance, to the time he walked out the door leaving a only new year's wish behind.
Minato watches him for a moment, trying to push down the strange uneasy feeling that he's watching Ryoji drift away again, caught in a tide that moves against his own will and better judgment. He squeezes the hand clenched in his once, hard enough to matter but not hard enough to hurt.]
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[No. It's not enough. Which isn't to say that it's not enough for Ryoji, it's just -
It's not enough for him. Ryoji, he knows, will recover himself in time, and continue smiling with utmost sincerity; but for Minato it's too long, too much, too often, and too painful to watch him weather it alone. Without really knowing what he's trying to do, he reaches out and presses his free hand against Ryoji's far cheek, turning his face towards his.]
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..... You did what you could, with the choices available to you.
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Date: 2010-08-02 07:08 am (UTC)Minato watches him for a moment, trying to push down the strange uneasy feeling that he's watching Ryoji drift away again, caught in a tide that moves against his own will and better judgment. He squeezes the hand clenched in his once, hard enough to matter but not hard enough to hurt.]
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[No. It's not enough. Which isn't to say that it's not enough for Ryoji, it's just -
It's not enough for him. Ryoji, he knows, will recover himself in time, and continue smiling with utmost sincerity; but for Minato it's too long, too much, too often, and too painful to watch him weather it alone. Without really knowing what he's trying to do, he reaches out and presses his free hand against Ryoji's far cheek, turning his face towards his.]
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..... You did what you could, with the choices available to you.