[He doesn't feel like he will be. But he knows better than to argue, so instead he just nods and closes his eyes. He is probably way past his break time, but whatever.]
... Thanks.
[It still hurts, but just being there is all he ever needed, from anyone, and Toki's--a handful. But maybe the signs of improvement he saw early in the semester really are there.
Eventually he'll pull himself together to go back inside and work the rest of his shift. Throw together more soup for Toki, watch the clock count down... and then at midnight he's out the door. To try one more time.
He doesn't make it back after lockdown. Until the morning, between the castle and the town is a ripped omamori and Yuya's vacant, unresponsive body.]
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... Thanks.
[It still hurts, but just being there is all he ever needed, from anyone, and Toki's--a handful. But maybe the signs of improvement he saw early in the semester really are there.
Eventually he'll pull himself together to go back inside and work the rest of his shift. Throw together more soup for Toki, watch the clock count down... and then at midnight he's out the door. To try one more time.
He doesn't make it back after lockdown. Until the morning, between the castle and the town is a ripped omamori and Yuya's vacant, unresponsive body.]