[At some point, he stopped caring. A pretty empty life. Goro stares at him almost in the same way Akira tends to stare, curious and concerned; after a moment he'll look away, never sure what to say at times like these and frustrated that even now-- no, especially with someone important to him.]

That sounds terrifying, honestly.

[Well, that's not comforting in the least. Nnnnnnnnn.]

That's... probably not something you want to hear, is it. But it does, and I hope things are different now. Even sad things have their place in our lives. Even if they suck.

[my god he is terrible at this. this in particular. the comfort thing.]