[me neither, he thinks, but doesn't give voice to it. that's not true, is it? in the nebulous, grand plan of his life...wasn't a romantic partner inevitable? in order to have a family, some carbon copy of his father...
but that had always been something so far away, something he didn't plan for in the present-tense.
he didn't plan for this. but if he had planned for it at all...it wouldn't have happened.
after another lapse of quiet, Manabu shifts, rolling around, having to fidget a bit to not lay on his tail, and faces Grey. it's still not entirely dark yet, so there's still enough of Grey to see.]
I wouldn't...make it out of this without you. So...thank you.
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on 2024-04-21 05:00 pm (UTC)but that had always been something so far away, something he didn't plan for in the present-tense.
he didn't plan for this. but if he had planned for it at all...it wouldn't have happened.
after another lapse of quiet, Manabu shifts, rolling around, having to fidget a bit to not lay on his tail, and faces Grey. it's still not entirely dark yet, so there's still enough of Grey to see.]
I wouldn't...make it out of this without you. So...thank you.