[It's been a façade from the very start. His friends needed him to be strong, and so Akira was. They needed him to be their pillar, their strength, but what they never realized is that what fortified him were the bonds they shared together. Without them... well. Ann can see the result with her own two eyes.]
Really, I'm fine.
[It's become natural to lie, to pretend he's fine when he isn't. That poker face is one Akira wears well, but it's a heavy, cumbersome thing. He could bear that weight when it served a purpose, but what friends remain with him here on this island no longer need to rely upon him for his strength.
They've all found other purposes, other sources of strength, other people to tie themselves to. So it goes, and so it shouldn't bother him... and yet it does.]
You never got to see this side of me before, did you? Guess I'm grateful for that, but there's no hiding it now.
[Exposing his deepest darkest fears to Ann is no easier the second time around, but this is the woman he loves. If anyone deserves the effort, it's her.]
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Date: 2020-12-14 12:16 am (UTC)Really, I'm fine.
[It's become natural to lie, to pretend he's fine when he isn't. That poker face is one Akira wears well, but it's a heavy, cumbersome thing. He could bear that weight when it served a purpose, but what friends remain with him here on this island no longer need to rely upon him for his strength.
They've all found other purposes, other sources of strength, other people to tie themselves to. So it goes, and so it shouldn't bother him... and yet it does.]
You never got to see this side of me before, did you? Guess I'm grateful for that, but there's no hiding it now.
[Exposing his deepest darkest fears to Ann is no easier the second time around, but this is the woman he loves. If anyone deserves the effort, it's her.]
I'm afraid of being alone. Terrified.