Whoa now, saying it's something I've spent my whole life for is pretty exaggerated, don't you think? What kind of deprived childhood do you think I had?
[He shrugs it off with a smile. 'It's nothing to take seriously,' his demeanor says, even though there's no point donning that façade to Rean - not to the nosy kid who already knows enough about his reasons to see it for what it is. But levity is second nature to him now, and if this is the one way he can get Rean to stop feeling sorry for him--
...But this kid. This spoiled kid who never knew when to let go, even after everything he'd been put through. Even after he had been told to his face that it was all too naïve to expect that things would go back to what they were, he still tore on desperately, with the ferocity of an ever-consuming flame. Perhaps it would've been better to take the chance right here and now; sever all those ties so he could continue onwards, fiercely and relentlessly. But--
(Maybe he was pretty softhearted too, in the end.)
And so, when Rean's breathing gets shallow and uneven, when he starts turning away, Crow simply takes a few step forwards to ruffle his hair lightly.]
Maybe. Maybe not. But keep getting caught up in the past and you'll turn out like me. And even if I don't regret the things I've done, that doesn't mean I'd want you following the trails I laid. You're a better person than that.
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[He shrugs it off with a smile. 'It's nothing to take seriously,' his demeanor says, even though there's no point donning that façade to Rean - not to the nosy kid who already knows enough about his reasons to see it for what it is. But levity is second nature to him now, and if this is the one way he can get Rean to stop feeling sorry for him--
...But this kid. This spoiled kid who never knew when to let go, even after everything he'd been put through. Even after he had been told to his face that it was all too naïve to expect that things would go back to what they were, he still tore on desperately, with the ferocity of an ever-consuming flame. Perhaps it would've been better to take the chance right here and now; sever all those ties so he could continue onwards, fiercely and relentlessly. But--
(Maybe he was pretty softhearted too, in the end.)
And so, when Rean's breathing gets shallow and uneven, when he starts turning away, Crow simply takes a few step forwards to ruffle his hair lightly.]
Maybe. Maybe not. But keep getting caught up in the past and you'll turn out like me. And even if I don't regret the things I've done, that doesn't mean I'd want you following the trails I laid. You're a better person than that.