[ nai grumbles into vash's shoulder, clinging tighter. the tides are rising again, threatening to sweep his feet out from under him. he doesn't know what he wants, but it isn't this. a terrible future, every sign pointing to his failures that have yet to come, and vash-
his head lifts when he hears that voice calling his name from outside. wolfwood rushes outside first, surprising nai with how fast he moves. slowly, nai disentangles his arms around vash's neck and reaches for his hand again to hold tight in his own. a heaviness sits in his chest that even vash's words of comfort can't dispel. it isn't alright. it just isn't.
he tugs at vash's hand, wanting to guide his brother outside with him. ] Let's go.
[ seeing vash outside, looking as frayed around the edges as he did the last time he saw him, nai breathes out. the idea of letting go of one vash to rush to another feels wrong and right and wrong - why does he have to choose? ]
Vash, I'm here. [ and surprisingly, he smiles in vash's direction. ]
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his head lifts when he hears that voice calling his name from outside. wolfwood rushes outside first, surprising nai with how fast he moves. slowly, nai disentangles his arms around vash's neck and reaches for his hand again to hold tight in his own. a heaviness sits in his chest that even vash's words of comfort can't dispel. it isn't alright. it just isn't.
he tugs at vash's hand, wanting to guide his brother outside with him. ] Let's go.
[ seeing vash outside, looking as frayed around the edges as he did the last time he saw him, nai breathes out. the idea of letting go of one vash to rush to another feels wrong and right and wrong - why does he have to choose? ]
Vash, I'm here. [ and surprisingly, he smiles in vash's direction. ]