[Itsuki watches this memory -- the memory within the memory, the image of Percy smiling as his sister pesters him, interlaced over his expression now, and he can pick up on what's not being said here. The grief, regret, the way Percy works so hard to save this boy. Even if the other details aren't things he's ever seen before -- people coming back to life -- the core emotion of this memory resonates in him.
...His fingers curl around Percy's hand. He understands what's being asked without having to be told, and his heart hurts for it. for him, for percy.]
...Yeah. That's all I wanted then, but...
[his words trail off, but he has a feeling Percy would understand why,]
I thought I would have a little more time to save her.
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me reading this memory, crying into my ramen
...His fingers curl around Percy's hand. He understands what's being asked without having to be told, and his heart hurts for it. for him, for percy.]
...Yeah. That's all I wanted then, but...
[his words trail off, but he has a feeling Percy would understand why,]
I thought I would have a little more time to save her.