[They could be. But they feel real. And really, in the end, that's all that matters, isn't it? Things that make you feel bad, no matter how much it's in your head, are still things that make you feel bad.
[ mako sighs, runs a hand through his hair. life was a lot...simpler without all of this. why they were chosen, who's behind it--a few out of the many questions he has. he's been visibly stressed lately and it shows in how he's spent late nights on his computer for research.
he hates all of it. ]
We'll just have to tough it out until the days are over.
[He doesn't want to do that. He wants it to be over -- he knows things will end eventually, everything does, no matter how awful -- but he's uncomfortable with the part where he has to live through it.]
[ he doesn't sound satisfied, though. he doesn't like that this is taking such a huge toll on yoshio; he can tell that it's been bothering him for a while. not like mako's any better, but he's more concerned for yoshio than he is for himself. mako knows he can keep his cool. (spoilers: he can't.) ]
I'll be outside if you need anything. Gotta finish some homework.
[Yoshio doesn't have much else he can say. But even as he's snuggling back down into a small ball on the bed, he peeks out at his brother, his eyes only just visible above the edge of the blanket.]
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[They could be. But they feel real. And really, in the end, that's all that matters, isn't it? Things that make you feel bad, no matter how much it's in your head, are still things that make you feel bad.
But still...]
I don't like it, Mako.
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[ mako sighs, runs a hand through his hair. life was a lot...simpler without all of this. why they were chosen, who's behind it--a few out of the many questions he has. he's been visibly stressed lately and it shows in how he's spent late nights on his computer for research.
he hates all of it. ]
We'll just have to tough it out until the days are over.
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[He doesn't want to do that. He wants it to be over -- he knows things will end eventually, everything does, no matter how awful -- but he's uncomfortable with the part where he has to live through it.]
I'll tell you if I have any more.
[It seems like the right thing to do.]
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[ he doesn't sound satisfied, though. he doesn't like that this is taking such a huge toll on yoshio; he can tell that it's been bothering him for a while. not like mako's any better, but he's more concerned for yoshio than he is for himself. mako knows he can keep his cool. (spoilers: he can't.) ]
I'll be outside if you need anything. Gotta finish some homework.
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[Yoshio doesn't have much else he can say. But even as he's snuggling back down into a small ball on the bed, he peeks out at his brother, his eyes only just visible above the edge of the blanket.]
Thanks. You... didn't have to come talk to me.
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[ like a good older brother should. this mako's a little more...sensitive compared to his former self, at least. ]