But it definitely is surreal in a way that's neither particularly great or particularly bad. Celebrating the fact that they've made it out is just a bittersweet reminder that there were people that were ultimately left behind. Don't get him wrong, being here, still with Dave... it was. It was the best thing he could've hoped for? Is telling him that disrespectful to the memory of everyone else, even if that's how he feels?
That's a lot to unpack all at once, but having repressed bullshit running around doesn't do anyone a lot of good, especially when they were both trying to make efforts in not shrouding everything behind thick layers or jokes. He trusts his injury over to Dave to take a look at, and he knows what he's really asking, underneath it.]
You're here.
[Just two words, really, but there's a lot of weight behind them. Just one affirmation of an obvious fact, but it says a good deal about what's on Ryuji's mind. You're here, that's what matters to him, right now. He doesn't want to imagine a world where Dave's not. You're here, and, a lot of other people aren't. That's fucking rough to swallow down. You're here, and, even though a lot of shit doesn't really make a ton of sense, Ryuji knows he has Dave to ask him if everything's okay. And subsequently, being okay with everything not being totally okay.
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[He's definitely a walking contradicktion, yep.
But it definitely is surreal in a way that's neither particularly great or particularly bad. Celebrating the fact that they've made it out is just a bittersweet reminder that there were people that were ultimately left behind. Don't get him wrong, being here, still with Dave... it was. It was the best thing he could've hoped for? Is telling him that disrespectful to the memory of everyone else, even if that's how he feels?
That's a lot to unpack all at once, but having repressed bullshit running around doesn't do anyone a lot of good, especially when they were both trying to make efforts in not shrouding everything behind thick layers or jokes. He trusts his injury over to Dave to take a look at, and he knows what he's really asking, underneath it.]
You're here.
[Just two words, really, but there's a lot of weight behind them. Just one affirmation of an obvious fact, but it says a good deal about what's on Ryuji's mind. You're here, that's what matters to him, right now. He doesn't want to imagine a world where Dave's not. You're here, and, a lot of other people aren't. That's fucking rough to swallow down. You're here, and, even though a lot of shit doesn't really make a ton of sense, Ryuji knows he has Dave to ask him if everything's okay. And subsequently, being okay with everything not being totally okay.
You're here, and you kept your promise.]