[ nai is silent for a long moment then. there are pieces to the puzzle laid out around him, but he hesitates putting them together. maybe he fears the truth that would come with the realization, a point of no return. while he never shied away from learning uncomfortable truths, this was... different.
maybe it was the look in vash's eyes when he looked at nai, how his smiles never seemed to reach his gaze more times that it did. his brother was in pain, even now. nai realizes he is afraid of being the one to cause him that pain.
so instead he holds on tighter to vash, brushing his face against his shoulder. the red fabric of his coat is worn, but sturdy against his cheek. ]
Tell me about your friends. You said you had a lot of them, yeah?
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maybe it was the look in vash's eyes when he looked at nai, how his smiles never seemed to reach his gaze more times that it did. his brother was in pain, even now. nai realizes he is afraid of being the one to cause him that pain.
so instead he holds on tighter to vash, brushing his face against his shoulder. the red fabric of his coat is worn, but sturdy against his cheek. ]
Tell me about your friends. You said you had a lot of them, yeah?
[ a change in topic. ]