[It stings to hear that more than Sora thought it would but he remembers just how tired Riku looked when he first got here. How tired he sounds now. It all settles a little rock inside Sora's stomach.
He squeezes the other boy a little closer and rests his forehead on his shoulder before he sighs.]
I know it's not fair for me to say something like that, okay?
[...]
But I had to deal with a couple of years without you and I really, really missed you. And losing you like that was scary.
[He knows that doesn't excuse Riku's feelings either. They both had to deal with long periods of just wondering where the other person was. Trying to continue and live without that slot filled in. Sora lived in Aefenglom without Riku and while he had others he still missed Riku dearly.]
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He squeezes the other boy a little closer and rests his forehead on his shoulder before he sighs.]
I know it's not fair for me to say something like that, okay?
[...]
But I had to deal with a couple of years without you and I really, really missed you. And losing you like that was scary.
[He knows that doesn't excuse Riku's feelings either. They both had to deal with long periods of just wondering where the other person was. Trying to continue and live without that slot filled in. Sora lived in Aefenglom without Riku and while he had others he still missed Riku dearly.]