He was thinking about bolting after saying all that, but…well, that’s as clear an invitation to stay as he’s going to get.
He moves up to take the jar, and after taking a taste, he says… “I think it’s definitely going to knock the socks off somebody.”
Tastes good, but…very strong!
As for the rest of it… He can’t help the way his insides twist listening to Angeal. Having Angeal show up again after years was… He had thought he was over it. That he had processed everything that had to do with it a while ago. And instead, he’d received the very rude awakening that, no - he just buried it. Because at the time, there wasn’t any other choice.
He doesn’t know how to convey all that without Angeal putting more blame on himself than he already is, and - he doesn’t want that. So there’s a pause as he…thinks about what to say.
“…it wasn’t just about you. The way I reacted. And that… The last thing I want is to…to say or do something that’s going to make it harder for you to leave here. I don’t…want to be a roadblock. I don’t.”
Because even after Angeal was gone, and even after what he’d done…Zack never stopped missing him.
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Date: 2025-01-10 08:37 pm (UTC)He moves up to take the jar, and after taking a taste, he says… “I think it’s definitely going to knock the socks off somebody.”
Tastes good, but…very strong!
As for the rest of it… He can’t help the way his insides twist listening to Angeal. Having Angeal show up again after years was… He had thought he was over it. That he had processed everything that had to do with it a while ago. And instead, he’d received the very rude awakening that, no - he just buried it. Because at the time, there wasn’t any other choice.
He doesn’t know how to convey all that without Angeal putting more blame on himself than he already is, and - he doesn’t want that. So there’s a pause as he…thinks about what to say.
“…it wasn’t just about you. The way I reacted. And that… The last thing I want is to…to say or do something that’s going to make it harder for you to leave here. I don’t…want to be a roadblock. I don’t.”
Because even after Angeal was gone, and even after what he’d done…Zack never stopped missing him.