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Lighters (Fredi/Niko)

Lighters

There is something more, well, there is always a mass of secrets that is difficult to remove, but even without being particularly attentive he can understand that there is something more. The way his lips fold to form a smile, the way he moves his hips when he walks. This kind of things. He can see everything without really wanting to. Body language is surely more important to read than any word is to listen to. Appearances forge habits, and habits forge appearances. On a daily basis, he just listens, to be less worried, but today, there is something else. A hidden secret between the falsity of a smile and the irregularity of a gait. There is something more.

It's not that he isn't trying to understand when he isn't asking questions, it's that he isn't trying to reopen yet another injury by asking an inappropriate question. It's sometimes more complicated to keep quiet than to speak, of course, but silence can be a good comfort. He knows that there is something he must discover behind the mask and the shield, but he doesn't say anything and keeps watching passively while waiting for the opening, it's a better thing than striking in the void looking for an answer that may not be the right one. He doesn't seek a truth through words, but a truth through true honesty. It's actually harder not to suspect anything and to still see someone suffering without noticing that to see everything without acting, he just has to wait for the right moment to understand, hear or see the whole truth.

He captures the right moment when the opportunity arises. A fake smile that collapses, eyes that blink too quickly to be normal, a voice weaker than usual, he doesn't need to know to understand. His arms aren't waiting to take Niko in his arms, he feels that he needs him, without even needing to tell him.

"I left Fredi, I left..."

"I know."

The End