please use dark mode and it's recommended to listen to the song when reading; looping it is more perfect
Song: Mystery Of Love - Sufjan Stevens
🎧 headphones recommended 🎧
warning: self-offing mentioned
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Toji couldn't tell how much time had passed until he felt a frail hand on his shoulder. He could tell it was the lady he considered his grandmother and true family.
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"You have been through a lot my boy...I am familiar of that type gaze. Throughout my life I have gathered that the eyes tell a deeper story. Your eyes show a story far beyond your years. Tell me...what happened Toji?"
It was at the moment when the pressure building in his mind broke and erupted.
He had explained everything with the calm surprise of the old lady.
As he was kneeling in front of her, he had held her hands gently as he begged desperately, "Please obaa-san, your my only hope...I can't live without her. I would rather die in her place."
Toji held his head down and he stared at the ground. He had felt so vulnerable and weak because he had finally broken. It took too much of a toll on him by keeping it to himself. Maybe it was the self awareness of how he turned out to be a crappy person because of his pride and ego.
The past Toji needed no one to know he was vulnerable, he couldn't be "weak". Now, however, he only cared about his family. He wanted to protect the one he loved because they were his home. Making sure they were safe and sound was what gave him life and happiness.
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*sounds of a baby crying*
Toji walks over to his wife holding their child as they slept. He silently picks up Megumi and cradles him gently.
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