“Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.”
❛ aoi. ❜ there’s an edge in her voice – a warning – but all of her points are a touch too hypocritical to make. the cards are out of their hands , this time around. she intends to enter the game blindfolded , knowing only that billions of lives are at stake if they fail. should he accompany her , he could be hurt – or worse , killed. it was quite simple , putting her own life on the line , but when it comes to her brother … she can’t imagine carrying on in a timeline , should something happen to him. one of the very few battles where emotion would trample over logic ; without him , she would simply fall apart. it was excruciating enough , putting his life at stake back when she memorized every possible outcome by heart , knowing there were histories where even he would succumb to death in the game they had planned with their own hands. if her life was worth all of that to him , worth all the pain and guilt and regret that would come with the path she had chosen , she knows for a fact that he would die to protect her. and she … doesn’t want that. he has suffered too much already for her sake , for her plans.
there still exists a delicate heart beneath her surface , it rises up when it comes to those she loves the very most. she knows he only means to keep her safe , to work alongside her like always , and she doesn’t want to put him through losing her again ; but–
akane narrows her eyes at the application for the test site , filed in his hand , familiar , bold , in permanent ink. he prepared this whole speech , to show it to her , to present his case. it doesn’t make her feel any better about it. she digs her heels in , to keep a solid stance. stubborn cheeks puff out , just a little , a youthful tactic she only uses on those who know her well.
❛ we don’t know what’s going to happen in there. it’s too dangerous! and i need you on the outside. ❜
