[Mayoi is struck right now, by his words, by his confidence, that it's all he can do to watch him with rapt attention. He feels in his heart, in this moment, that he wants desperately to believe in him. There is a warmth and a hope there that he wants to keep close, that he has felt he hasn't had for some time.]
[At the same time, he wants to grieve a little, too. Tsukasa-san ...it was not so long ago he held him in his arms, wrecked with grief over something he had done by mistake. He had felt a very strong sense of protectiveness, then. Having that turned on him so suddenly, ah...]
[Mayoi wishes that those he loves and adores will stay young and innocent forever, so he may dote on them, so when they inevitably grow taller, it is bittersweet. Still, that makes him no less proud.]
[There are tears streaming down his face, he can't help that. Mayoi has always been a teary person, but he can at least do as he's asked. He lifts his head up, swallows down his anguish, and meets his eyes.]
Tsukasa-san has grown up into such a strong person... how lovely. I-I am quite proud to call you an ally...I will work hard to be worthy of your words, so please wait until I can catch up to you.
[While the Tsukasa in front of him does not recall That Place, to him, they are still one in the same.]
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[When had Tsukasa-san grown so tall...?]
[Mayoi is struck right now, by his words, by his confidence, that it's all he can do to watch him with rapt attention. He feels in his heart, in this moment, that he wants desperately to believe in him. There is a warmth and a hope there that he wants to keep close, that he has felt he hasn't had for some time.]
[At the same time, he wants to grieve a little, too. Tsukasa-san ...it was not so long ago he held him in his arms, wrecked with grief over something he had done by mistake. He had felt a very strong sense of protectiveness, then. Having that turned on him so suddenly, ah...]
[Mayoi wishes that those he loves and adores will stay young and innocent forever, so he may dote on them, so when they inevitably grow taller, it is bittersweet. Still, that makes him no less proud.]
[There are tears streaming down his face, he can't help that. Mayoi has always been a teary person, but he can at least do as he's asked. He lifts his head up, swallows down his anguish, and meets his eyes.]
Tsukasa-san has grown up into such a strong person... how lovely. I-I am quite proud to call you an ally...I will work hard to be worthy of your words, so please wait until I can catch up to you.
[While the Tsukasa in front of him does not recall That Place, to him, they are still one in the same.]