[ You're right about that; him getting told that he does a lot for Hikaru. It's nevertheless humbling to hear it again. ]
Y... you guys said as much.[ A small, tremulous smile. ] I remember that little sit-down after the TFV takedown. [ All the parents -- then and now -- at one table, had been more than just mildly nervewracking. ] Not that it's something I'm likely to forget.
[ He pauses a bit. ] I guess I spent so long being the solid one, I'm so used to carrying the weight so that everything turns out okay.
[ There's a look that crosses his face, one that flickers and goes. Taking responsibility for others was something he took on at an age where most of his peers were concerned with their own lives, so he got good at managing that responsibility so that it's proven more than a little terrifying to admit these days when he realizes he's in over his head.
Softly, at that: ] I want things to be okay for him.
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Y... you guys said as much.[ A small, tremulous smile. ] I remember that little sit-down after the TFV takedown. [ All the parents -- then and now -- at one table, had been more than just mildly nervewracking. ] Not that it's something I'm likely to forget.
[ He pauses a bit. ] I guess I spent so long being the solid one, I'm so used to carrying the weight so that everything turns out okay.
[ There's a look that crosses his face, one that flickers and goes. Taking responsibility for others was something he took on at an age where most of his peers were concerned with their own lives, so he got good at managing that responsibility so that it's proven more than a little terrifying to admit these days when he realizes he's in over his head.
Softly, at that: ] I want things to be okay for him.