@i7Nagi "...I..."
The snake barely manages before he is forced to take a deeper breath first, "I couldn't-" pausing now because it's impossible to deny it. He puts a hand over his chest, imaginary red pouring down over pale skin. "I was angry. Angry at both of you."
@i7Nagi If the heart were in front of them on a platter, Nagi would be the dissector; Hints of living blood would pour out of it from underneath ใผthe way his words cracked more as he tried to speak.
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@i7Nagi I did everything I could. But I guess I can come to an agreement that it wasn't you who decided he shouldn't have treatment. That was him. He just cared so little to live the rest of his life. I don't understand it. I don't understand why he constantly kept choosing you."
@i7Nagi It was as if the rest of the cafe didn't exist anymore as he moved his gaze down onto the meal before him. Minami was hardly defeated, but his eyes remained in a daze.
"Why do you say I sat by and did nothing?... He wouldn't listen to me, and I couldn't trust you... I tell you,
@i7Nagi I am constantly reminded just how often he pushed me aside to stand by a prince instead."
He tries to calm his breath. As an actor, it's a gift he's able to conceal, but it is even softer now that he got the brunt of it out.
He stares Nagi in the eyes. "Do not pin this on me."
@i7Nagi "You had everything. I thought, at least his last moments would be mine. You had your family... but Haruki felt like the father I never had. He gave me music. But now, every time I sing or play piano...
@i7Nagi He shifts forward, placing both hands on the table to hold his weight.
"I tried so hard to plead with him. I tried to distract and keep him from you so he wouldn't give up. For someone who showed me that I have a reason to live, to just throw away his life like that... +
@i7Nagi Minami stands up, not caring if a couple of eyes look over.
"He cared about you that he never listened to me. Because of you, he neglected his own life and didn't seek the help he needed before it was too late!"
A few tears fall onto his plate. "Tell me I'm wrong."
@i7Nagi He falls silent as a waitress first delivers his order and leaves them. It looks good, but the sight of it made his face tinge red as he slammed a fist on the table.
"I have no fault in what happened to him. All HE cared about was you. +