[He gives her a knowing grin at the first line, but manages to settle for looking content all the same. Nothing but shitty time will take care of that, and that's maybe the only thing Luceti promises for as long as they're stuck here.
The second line is what gets him, catches his breath in his throat. His stare turns blind and vulnerable, and he bites his bottom lip.
... It hadn't seemed fair to hope that she might miss him. And after her departure from Luceti, his greatest wish and cruelest punishment had been administered: she was safe (as safe as the New World would allow) with him left behind in Luceti, wondering how far their bond had been strained. Only strained, because the bond between nakama is worth more than that, but it can be bent and warped with enough time and pressure.
For this one moment, he doesn't care how selfish it is, but--] I'm glad. [He laughs a little shakily, probably looking close to tears save the fact his visible eye is completely dry] That Nami-san came back.
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The second line is what gets him, catches his breath in his throat. His stare turns blind and vulnerable, and he bites his bottom lip.
... It hadn't seemed fair to hope that she might miss him. And after her departure from Luceti, his greatest wish and cruelest punishment had been administered: she was safe (as safe as the New World would allow) with him left behind in Luceti, wondering how far their bond had been strained. Only strained, because the bond between nakama is worth more than that, but it can be bent and warped with enough time and pressure.
For this one moment, he doesn't care how selfish it is, but--] I'm glad. [He laughs a little shakily, probably looking close to tears save the fact his visible eye is completely dry] That Nami-san came back.
[He needed to hear that]