[ He... just stares, eyes wide. And... strangely. It feels... he feels better. ]
M-Minato-kun... you...
[ A pause, and he silently blinks. ]
Sometimes, when I'm alone... I'm afraid I might stop existing. That I'm not... real. But when you say it, it... feels so validating. Like I've always just been... Ryoji. I... I'm afraid I might fall into that abyss, without it.
But you can pull me back. I... your touch tells me I'm alive...
This is not shippy at all, go away stalkers
[ He... just stares, eyes wide. And... strangely. It feels... he feels better. ]
M-Minato-kun... you...
[ A pause, and he silently blinks. ]
Sometimes, when I'm alone... I'm afraid I might stop existing. That I'm not... real. But when you say it, it... feels so validating. Like I've always just been... Ryoji. I... I'm afraid I might fall into that abyss, without it.
But you can pull me back. I... your touch tells me I'm alive...