[Except... yes he does. It hurts to be this close and not himself, to know that he can't stay, that he can't go home - not when he's like this, not even when he isn't... because the shadow is still lingering and Riku refuses to bring that upon the Islands again. Never again.
So there really isn't anything he can do, but keep her at arm's length, to turn away fully now, voice neutral; he is just talking facts after all.]
There's nothing you or anyone else can do. Not about this.
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So there really isn't anything he can do, but keep her at arm's length, to turn away fully now, voice neutral; he is just talking facts after all.]
There's nothing you or anyone else can do. Not about this.