[ that gets him to snort? he kind of can't help it, the noise a little humorless, a little hysterical, but what else can you do. ]
...'s not that. [ because ultimately, it's not so much about being strong and manly. ichiro wears his heart on his sleeve - he always has, for the good, for the bad - and he rubs at his face again, keeping his cool. ] I... I know, I know.
I just... [ because ichiro, even now, still doesn't have any friends. nineteen years old, parent of two, leader of a division, of a home. he's less distrusting, now, less harsh, but he never had the chance to have much of a childhood and took on the responsibility of growing up fast, and that has consequences. ]
...y'know, I still don't know what happened. Why he was like that. We never talked again, and I don't hold it against him, but... I wish I knew what I did to make things so wrong.
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...'s not that. [ because ultimately, it's not so much about being strong and manly. ichiro wears his heart on his sleeve - he always has, for the good, for the bad - and he rubs at his face again, keeping his cool. ] I... I know, I know.
I just... [ because ichiro, even now, still doesn't have any friends. nineteen years old, parent of two, leader of a division, of a home. he's less distrusting, now, less harsh, but he never had the chance to have much of a childhood and took on the responsibility of growing up fast, and that has consequences. ]
...y'know, I still don't know what happened. Why he was like that. We never talked again, and I don't hold it against him, but... I wish I knew what I did to make things so wrong.