the bathroom is quiet when he enters, a hush seeping from the gleaming tiled walls almost with anticipation, as if the room was waiting for something ; for someone. polished shoes squeak jarringly as he steps up to the porcelain sink, slim fingers catching the hot water tap ››

appearing, slotting in cufflinks, mismatched hues trained on how the metal catches the light.

please， god! i’m begging you， please don’t take my little brother away!

wait for me. only a while. i will be fine. i'll get used to this. i'm really good at enduring pain. if you are beside me，i can endure the pain. if you leave， then … i really can't stand it …

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still,  there  is  this  terrible  desire  to  be  loved. still,  there  is  this  horror  at  being  left  behind.

and  at  times  the  fact  of  her  absence  will  hit  you  like  a  blow  to  the  chest,  and  you  will  weep.  but  this  will  happen  less  and  less  as  time  goes  on.  she  is  dead.  you  are  alive.  so  live.

childhood is a knife stuck in your throat. it can't be easily removed.

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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ( * i’m sorry. ) ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀

he will.

( one ) fruit. that’s not a balanced meal, it’s not even a meal.

concern, chihiro, merely concern.

a pleasant smile —— part of his occupation.

the joy of his company is surely payment enough.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ awakening. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ he would be on his side, but the allegations have adequate evidence. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀