[Compared to some of the scenes he had been thrust into before, it's a relieve to see his home whole and intact now, the sound of the waves ever the same, just like remembers it.
He misses this place, misses it with every fiber of his heart, just like he misses the presence of his two best friends (without the awkward that he feels at all their interactions now, because there's the guilt of what he's done, of all the things that Sora can't know about... that he can't forget, never mind forgive himself for).
He closes his eyes for a moment, just letting the wind brush through his hair, and breaths in the warmth and taste and smell of home and when he opens his eyes he can't help but narrow his eyes at the three (rather familiar) figures he sees leaning against their paopu tree.
He keeps his distance, but even so he hears Xion's voice carry and only when Roxas and Axel fade away, he dares to approach; his voice quiet, thoughtful.]
...I don't think it's really comparable.
[Because while things might seem simpler... with all he's learned since his arrival in the tower, Riku knows they aren't. In some way, they are far more complicated than any of them could have guessed before.
He really wishes they were simpler - back home and in the tower - especially for Xion. She certainly would deserve them to be.]
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He misses this place, misses it with every fiber of his heart, just like he misses the presence of his two best friends (without the awkward that he feels at all their interactions now, because there's the guilt of what he's done, of all the things that Sora can't know about... that he can't forget, never mind forgive himself for).
He closes his eyes for a moment, just letting the wind brush through his hair, and breaths in the warmth and taste and smell of home and when he opens his eyes he can't help but narrow his eyes at the three (rather familiar) figures he sees leaning against their paopu tree.
He keeps his distance, but even so he hears Xion's voice carry and only when Roxas and Axel fade away, he dares to approach; his voice quiet, thoughtful.]
...I don't think it's really comparable.
[Because while things might seem simpler... with all he's learned since his arrival in the tower, Riku knows they aren't. In some way, they are far more complicated than any of them could have guessed before.
He really wishes they were simpler - back home and in the tower - especially for Xion. She certainly would deserve them to be.]