[ Ryo had never had to cut his own hair. He'd always had others do it for him. In the year he'd spent with Akira, those at the home had taken care of it, but they'd always found it a shame to cut it too short regardless of his disposition. If it was one thing they liked even more than they liked him, it was his hair. For all they could have picked, it was one of the traits that marked him as something strange, foreign. And yet, it didn't inspire their uncertainty and their distaste in those moments. It was ironic.
Still, Ryo nods once and makes himself more comfortable on his usual end of the couch. He sinks back a little more, stretches his legs comfortably where he has them crossed and balanced upon the table. ]
Don't worry. I'm sure she'll appreciate hearing from you whenever you contact her.
Plants filter out carbon dioxide naturally. It would have made breathing a little easier back then.
[ He adds, after a moment: ]
The month before would have been quieter too.
[ There's a little flicker of something at the corners of his mouth, something like a touch of warmth. It was still loud, but it seemed more tolerable with Akira leading him through the green and the new, his heart humming in a way he hadn't recognized or told himself he hadn't recognized before.
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Still, Ryo nods once and makes himself more comfortable on his usual end of the couch. He sinks back a little more, stretches his legs comfortably where he has them crossed and balanced upon the table. ]
Don't worry.
I'm sure she'll appreciate hearing from you whenever you contact her.
Plants filter out carbon dioxide naturally.
It would have made breathing a little easier back then.
[ He adds, after a moment: ]
The month before would have been quieter too.
[ There's a little flicker of something at the corners of his mouth, something like a touch of warmth. It was still loud, but it seemed more tolerable with Akira leading him through the green and the new, his heart humming in a way he hadn't recognized or told himself he hadn't recognized before.
He places the thought aside. ]