003. and in every raindrop... // open post.

[icarusalsoflew]

Take a prompt, take some time, drop in as you like. If you're from Eudio, though, mosey on down here.

Comments

[icarusalsoflew]

Shouldn't I?

[Because this isn't right, and it isn't fair to him, and it probably won't work out anyway. Practically everything that has happened to him as of late seems to be pointing in that direction.]

[conscient]

[ And on Riley's end he's wondering if it is fair to you, because caring about another is something that a person sometimes cannot help. Relationships work both ways, after all. ]

I cannot tell you what it is that you should or should not do, old friend. Because ultimately, whatever you decide to will have consequences for good or for ill.

It is a... "cop out" answer, I understand. But this is your heart. [ He also takes a moment to pause, because he has been taking quiet note of your movements. ] And the boy is also one of your good friends.

[ It is a new friendship, true. But you, of all people, put stock in such things with all your heart. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

[His lips twist at that, and you're going to see his eyes fix on the way he's twisting his hands around in front of him before he finally occupies them, once again, with the cigar, the Bourbon.]

I can live with that. Us just being friends.

[He can make himself live with that. The Blade King has always been a creature of conviction, hasn't he?]

[conscient]

[ He pats your knee at that. Conversations like this are always so difficult. Perhaps if he knew more, then he could be a little more helpful. ]

Stay as long as you like, Hikaru.

[ That's Riley speak for: this place is a safe place, and I am all too happy to keep you company until you feel that you have gathered yourself together again. ]