[Minato jolts a little, at that. They're sitting so close now that Ryoji's voice rumbles through his own chest when the other speaks. Ah - perhaps he's said something a bit dangerous, there.
Feeling suddenly rather self-conscious, he glances away from Ryoji retracts the hand patting his cheek. As he turns his head it's evident that a pale flush is starting to climb it's way into his cheeks.]
.... We lost a lot, but we also gained something irreplaceable...
(desperate attempt to salvage some of this thread's masculinity)
Feeling suddenly rather self-conscious, he glances away from Ryoji retracts the hand patting his cheek. As he turns his head it's evident that a pale flush is starting to climb it's way into his cheeks.]
.... We lost a lot, but we also gained something irreplaceable...
That's the way it is so... don't worry about it.