[Souji takes the seat next to Yosuke while his friend rushes through his words, settling sideways in the chair so he can face him for this conversation. When it becomes clear he’s starting to stray off the rails verbally, Souji holds a hand up to signal him to halt.]
Yosuke … calm down, OK?
[He directs another smile at the other boy - small, thin, tired. Then, as if leading by example, he slowly inhales a deep breath and folds his hands in his lap.]
You’re very important to me, Yosuke. I don’t think I realized just how important until recently.
[It’s crucial to get that part out first. Maybe it will help dampen his friend’s anxiety.]
When I left Inaba, I didn’t really expect that we’d keep in touch. You know how moving away from your friends changes things. You may have the best intentions, but stuff comes up. You drift apart.
[Souji knows Yosuke understands this. They talked about it.]
But finding you here … it made me realize that it would be a mistake to let you go like that. And I didn’t want that for us.
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Date: 2025-09-29 04:32 am (UTC)Yosuke … calm down, OK?
[He directs another smile at the other boy - small, thin, tired. Then, as if leading by example, he slowly inhales a deep breath and folds his hands in his lap.]
You’re very important to me, Yosuke. I don’t think I realized just how important until recently.
[It’s crucial to get that part out first. Maybe it will help dampen his friend’s anxiety.]
When I left Inaba, I didn’t really expect that we’d keep in touch. You know how moving away from your friends changes things. You may have the best intentions, but stuff comes up. You drift apart.
[Souji knows Yosuke understands this. They talked about it.]
But finding you here … it made me realize that it would be a mistake to let you go like that. And I didn’t want that for us.