[This was worse than anything Takatora could have imagined. His mind was racing with thoughts of what he could have done differently, even if there was no longer a point. It took seconds, precious seconds, before he could force himself back to the task at hand.
Gently, he ran his fingers through Mitsuzane's hair, all too aware that his emotions weren't functioning as strongly as they should be. Most of those processes, the ones not tied to any others, had been shut off in an attempt to converse his power. Part of Takatora knew he should be feeling more, but he couldn't force something like that. He couldn't even manage a smile, but he was intent on remembering the look on Mitsuzane's face, his little brother's smile, even if there was no emotional response.
At the very least, it meant his logical side was fiercely outweighing all other processes.]
I'm not going to lose him. I don't care what we have to do.
[Even if their father had already been informed... Takatora wasn't sure their father would approve, but he knew how much the man cared about Mitsuzane. If he had gone so far with Takatora, then... Takatora was sure he could make this work. Even if it wasn't what his father wanted... It was what he wanted. He had promised, hadn't he? He couldn't fail like this. He had to do everything he could.]
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[This was worse than anything Takatora could have imagined. His mind was racing with thoughts of what he could have done differently, even if there was no longer a point. It took seconds, precious seconds, before he could force himself back to the task at hand.
Gently, he ran his fingers through Mitsuzane's hair, all too aware that his emotions weren't functioning as strongly as they should be. Most of those processes, the ones not tied to any others, had been shut off in an attempt to converse his power. Part of Takatora knew he should be feeling more, but he couldn't force something like that. He couldn't even manage a smile, but he was intent on remembering the look on Mitsuzane's face, his little brother's smile, even if there was no emotional response.
At the very least, it meant his logical side was fiercely outweighing all other processes.]
I'm not going to lose him. I don't care what we have to do.
[Even if their father had already been informed... Takatora wasn't sure their father would approve, but he knew how much the man cared about Mitsuzane. If he had gone so far with Takatora, then... Takatora was sure he could make this work. Even if it wasn't what his father wanted... It was what he wanted. He had promised, hadn't he? He couldn't fail like this. He had to do everything he could.]
Mitsuzane... Please endure a little more.