[ as emotionally trying as it'd been, it's a conversation john needed to have. ]
[ ... his eyes narrow briefly at the statement, a testament to his disbelief that he would even consider the alternative. he doesn't know all too much about shuji's past self, admittedly; he knows about the importance shuji places on being different people from past selves, and that's enough of an implication. ]
No. I'm gonna stick by you, no matter what's thrown at us there.
[ perhaps too strong, using "us"; he thinks it a proper reminder that shuji shouldn't be alone in that, either. ]
[ regardless. john's mouth begins to quirk into the beginnings of a smile again. ]
no subject
[ ... his eyes narrow briefly at the statement, a testament to his disbelief that he would even consider the alternative. he doesn't know all too much about shuji's past self, admittedly; he knows about the importance shuji places on being different people from past selves, and that's enough of an implication. ]
No. I'm gonna stick by you, no matter what's thrown at us there.
[ perhaps too strong, using "us"; he thinks it a proper reminder that shuji shouldn't be alone in that, either. ]
[ regardless. john's mouth begins to quirk into the beginnings of a smile again. ]