[ the first comment doesn't make him laugh, really, but he huffs, a little, and lets her take his hands. ]
...you're not that much older than me. [ he sounds maybe a little bit sulky, but that's okay. ] I can't be a kid.
[ for a lot of reasons. for that same seriousness that beau's showing now. he can't be a kid because his brothers need him. because he has to keep the lights on, pay the bills, keep jiro and saburo fed. because ikebukuro division needs him to protect it, to uphold it. to keep it safe, because no one else can step into the role that he fills. ichiro's been grown almost since he could walk.
we have to play along reminds him so much of home that he grits his teeth. but eventually, he nods. a jerky motion, at first, jittery. ] Yeah. [ yeah. just like home. some things never change. ] And then break the whole fucking thing down, when we do.
[ there's a determination that's more familiar to that, though, less busted pieces. more ichiro, the fierce defender of ikebukuro. a young man who wants nothing more than to break down the walls. ]
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...you're not that much older than me. [ he sounds maybe a little bit sulky, but that's okay. ] I can't be a kid.
[ for a lot of reasons. for that same seriousness that beau's showing now. he can't be a kid because his brothers need him. because he has to keep the lights on, pay the bills, keep jiro and saburo fed. because ikebukuro division needs him to protect it, to uphold it. to keep it safe, because no one else can step into the role that he fills. ichiro's been grown almost since he could walk.
we have to play along reminds him so much of home that he grits his teeth. but eventually, he nods. a jerky motion, at first, jittery. ] Yeah. [ yeah. just like home. some things never change. ] And then break the whole fucking thing down, when we do.
[ there's a determination that's more familiar to that, though, less busted pieces. more ichiro, the fierce defender of ikebukuro. a young man who wants nothing more than to break down the walls. ]