[ ...If she keeps going down this road, she's going to get upset, so she'd better just. Focus. ]
I'm kind of envious of that, though.
I don't know how much I've changed in the last couple of years, but being able to find someone that I can be comfortable with just all out... keeps my feet on the ground. Sometimes, that's all I need.
As long as they're comfortable around me too.
[ Which...
... A thought creeps into her head, but she tries to bat it away. It's not important, and it's dumb to begin with. ]
Mm. Maybe. I mean, all things considered, I wouldn't want to go through half of what you two have.
Still... I don't know what it really is, but when I see the two of you together, I just think... you're close, and you don't have to be in a romantic relationship to be that way. It's really nice.
It might seem closer than it should be, but you both know where the line is, and you're being careful not to step over it. You're doing a good job, Yuuto. Really.
If I didn’t have you, I wouldn’t know what to do. I’ve never had friends before or people who want me around. I would probably have removed myself from her life and disappeared like always, if it weren’t for you.
So if you can teach someone like me to have this kind of relationship with Inaba, then I know you can find this for yourself too.
Just listen to my friend Ryoko and don’t beat yourself up too much. I believe in you!
If it was mama or papa, then they’re just normal humans and get drunk!
But I’m human body and chemicals are too slow for me so I’m gonna outrun them all
I have this many.
[He’s clearly drinking, because Yuuto doesn’t actually show Ryoko anything.
But feel free to imagine how he picks up all of the bottles at once, drops his phone in the process, and then takes a few seconds to realize there’s a problem.]
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