[he looks sincerely surprised at this? it bubbles up in his emotions as he lifts his head at that, watching sasuke's expression even as he doesn't let go.]
It wasn't your fault. If you weren't there, I would've—
[he would've died, and wouldn't that have been a way to go? they would've had to find him, half-eaten in the woods, on some stupid mission to find someone that might not even be able to be found. his heart twists with the fear, the uncertainty of that and he shakes his head]
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[he looks sincerely surprised at this? it bubbles up in his emotions as he lifts his head at that, watching sasuke's expression even as he doesn't let go.]
It wasn't your fault. If you weren't there, I would've—
[he would've died, and wouldn't that have been a way to go? they would've had to find him, half-eaten in the woods, on some stupid mission to find someone that might not even be able to be found. his heart twists with the fear, the uncertainty of that and he shakes his head]
You're the only reason I'm still here.