maybe i haven't gotten to that part yet? don't act like this is all some sort of movie you can watch once and forget about
[Because yes, he remembers that door, and yes, he remembers it closing, and Dante has to squeeze his eyes closed as his heart squeezes in tandem with the wave of regret that floods him, the resignation and the acceptance and knowing somehow, knowing that he's making some sort of choice with finality, a choice he won't be able to undo.
"Take care of her." It's more than a request, it's a plea--for him to be there for her since he can't, an open-ended plea with his final words to the other boy. He doesn't know how it lines up with all the other pieces; in one of his other memories the other Sora had been visibly older, the red-haired girl there and present and safe as well. Had he been older too? Had he really been there alongside them?
He doesn't know--he can't know. This all feels too much like an ending, like the closing of a book. The other him... what kind of life had he led? Dante wonders again. It feels already too much for one lifetime, and yet he knows he's only seen the tip of the iceberg.]
but hey if you're so eager to see more of me in your memories then here, try this on for size:
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[Because yes, he remembers that door, and yes, he remembers it closing, and Dante has to squeeze his eyes closed as his heart squeezes in tandem with the wave of regret that floods him, the resignation and the acceptance and knowing somehow, knowing that he's making some sort of choice with finality, a choice he won't be able to undo.
"Take care of her." It's more than a request, it's a plea--for him to be there for her since he can't, an open-ended plea with his final words to the other boy. He doesn't know how it lines up with all the other pieces; in one of his other memories the other Sora had been visibly older, the red-haired girl there and present and safe as well. Had he been older too? Had he really been there alongside them?
He doesn't know--he can't know. This all feels too much like an ending, like the closing of a book. The other him... what kind of life had he led? Dante wonders again. It feels already too much for one lifetime, and yet he knows he's only seen the tip of the iceberg.]
but hey if you're so eager to see more of me in your memories then here, try this on for size:
"i've picked up a few other tricks as well
like this for instance"