Ventus grows quiet, his light dimming as Riku is forcing him to acknowledge his own fears. He knows it’s true, it’s why he hadn’t said anything. How could he when Riku is already facing his own set of challenges and insecurities? He doesn’t need Ven’s on top of that. It’s so much easier to move on with a smile on his face, turning his back to the shadows even as it grows larger behind him.
He bites the inside of his cheek, hesitant. Then he says:]
Isn’t it true? [The question comes easily and there’s...a sudden calm that rushes over him.
He pulls his hand away.]
It’s not just you, Riku. It’s like how you think you can never deserve happiness after everything that you’ve done—that you deserve to be alone and unhappy.
[Left in the cold where no warmth can ever touch him.]
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Ventus grows quiet, his light dimming as Riku is forcing him to acknowledge his own fears. He knows it’s true, it’s why he hadn’t said anything. How could he when Riku is already facing his own set of challenges and insecurities? He doesn’t need Ven’s on top of that. It’s so much easier to move on with a smile on his face, turning his back to the shadows even as it grows larger behind him.
He bites the inside of his cheek, hesitant. Then he says:]
Isn’t it true? [The question comes easily and there’s...a sudden calm that rushes over him.
He pulls his hand away.]
It’s not just you, Riku. It’s like how you think you can never deserve happiness after everything that you’ve done—that you deserve to be alone and unhappy.
[Left in the cold where no warmth can ever touch him.]
...No one wants a broken person.