requiemed | pc catchall for yu (covenantal)

There's nothing for you to apologize for.

[ firm, and he gives her a brief squeeze. ]

... my friends, you mean?

[She tries to offer a smile in response, though it's weak and fades away as soon as he continues.]

Yeah.

[The 'only if you want to' is unspoken, but present nonetheless.]

[ ... ]

Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko... Teddie, Kanji, Naoto... and Rise, of course.

[ A faint smile, fond and nostalgic. ]

They used to tell me I'd helped them change... but really, I was the one who was changed, in the end.

Edited 2019-03-21 03:11 (UTC)

[She takes all of that in, but it's the surprise at the length of the list that prompts her to speak, worry clear in her tone.]

And they all...?

... have you ever taken a look at my statue? The inscription includes "fighting gods" among my skills.

[ ... he shakes his head. ]

We didn't win.

[It takes her a while to connect that 'we' to the implied meaning, but when she realizes... The look on her face speaks for itself. She turns towards him for the first time in minutes to make eye contact, horrified and shocked.]

...What?

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[ Yu, meanwhile, hasn't changed at all, quiet. ]

I was shocked when I heard Uchiha-san's reason for going after Misaki-san, all those weeks ago. And then it seemed... there might be a few of us here like that, after all.