[ It cuts him up to see Eikichi heaping blame on himself. It's hypocritical of him, but he wanted to shoulder all the burden so they wouldn't have too. They were all children when the shrine fire had happened and Eikichi had the most to lose of all of them on the other side not counting Maya.
But, here he is. Acting more mature, more like the adult Tatsuya has desperately trying to be.
So, he lets himself be a child a little bit. He pulls Eikichi into a hug, a proper one, not the half-hearted side-hugs Eikichi was giving him earlier. The kind Maya would have given.
Eikichi is so tall it's a little awkward and it's still weird for him. Being affectionate with anyone outside of Jun and Maya has always been weird, but it's the least he can do to comfort Eikichi after he had done and said so much to comfort him.]
i'm spongebob soaking up his tears and crying them out
[ It cuts him up to see Eikichi heaping blame on himself. It's hypocritical of him, but he wanted to shoulder all the burden so they wouldn't have too. They were all children when the shrine fire had happened and Eikichi had the most to lose of all of them on the other side not counting Maya.
But, here he is. Acting more mature, more like the adult Tatsuya has desperately trying to be.
So, he lets himself be a child a little bit. He pulls Eikichi into a hug, a proper one, not the half-hearted side-hugs Eikichi was giving him earlier. The kind Maya would have given.
Eikichi is so tall it's a little awkward and it's still weird for him. Being affectionate with anyone outside of Jun and Maya has always been weird, but it's the least he can do to comfort Eikichi after he had done and said so much to comfort him.]
Thank you.
18 months is a long time. Were you alone?