Allen seems a little taken aback for a moment by that. ]
Ah.. [ It's true. Allen could let himself be consumed in the many, many legitimate doubts and fears he has, of which Lavi is a very large part right now. That he named him; that Lavi doesn't remember him at all and at times bears a chilling reminder to that time he was so cold and distant, not himself, on the Ark. That Allen's hands are completely tied in trying to reach out and make him remember otherwise he risks making the other Fall.
That it's the same with Lux too, and between the two of them it's enough to feel like a good part of him has been carved out and left hollow.
And just in general he could let his night—his life, really—be brought down by how it seems everything conspires against him. Could let Lavi's own mood bring his down, but...
But instead he just turns and pats the other boy on the shoulder in a gentle sort of gesture like it's alright, he understands. Comrades-in-arms. Mis-matched battlefield brothers. It's okay. Like he's about to say something simple and profound, which— ]
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Allen seems a little taken aback for a moment by that. ]
Ah.. [ It's true. Allen could let himself be consumed in the many, many legitimate doubts and fears he has, of which Lavi is a very large part right now. That he named him; that Lavi doesn't remember him at all and at times bears a chilling reminder to that time he was so cold and distant, not himself, on the Ark. That Allen's hands are completely tied in trying to reach out and make him remember otherwise he risks making the other Fall.
That it's the same with Lux too, and between the two of them it's enough to feel like a good part of him has been carved out and left hollow.
And just in general he could let his night—his life, really—be brought down by how it seems everything conspires against him. Could let Lavi's own mood bring his down, but...
But instead he just turns and pats the other boy on the shoulder in a gentle sort of gesture like it's alright, he understands. Comrades-in-arms. Mis-matched battlefield brothers. It's okay. Like he's about to say something simple and profound, which— ]