[ Most people would be surprised to hear about a friend's family being in prison for murder. But even before Yato began seeing visions of slaughter and gore, he knew decent people who made violent decisions. Majima, who could beat a creature much larger than he with his bare fists, was never too far from that estimation. Hearing now that Majima has a felon for a brother isn't a huge shock. Still, he can sympathize with the loss of a loved one taken to a world apart. ]
[ So he fought, and fought too much. Yato understands. It's easy to get carried away in the thick of the moment.
Yato recalls Majima's awkwardness when he first sat down, the slight hesitation. He thought it might've been because of Majima's unfamiliarity with the setting or the strangeness of talking to someone in the wrong kind of uniform. Maybe it was something else. ]
[ majima's expression turns darker, sadder. like yato has told a cruel joke that he doesn't understand. were you guys close? it's a normal question to ask of someone, a normal, friendly part of conversation. but majima and his brother hadn't just been close they'd been inseparable. from the day majima had picked him out at the orphanage and declared they were brothers. back then, he'd been everything he ever talked about. ]
Yes. We were close.
[ he doesn't feel like he deserves to claim it was more than that. to talk about how much love he'd had for his brother. how he'd filled his heart to the brim when he'd been an idiot kid who fought too much to find his way into a loving family. how he'd learned that family could be who you decided, not who was forced on you. but what right did he have to any of those sentiments, after what had happened? when it should have been him, when his brother should be the one to be free. wouldn't his brother have had better words of wisdom for yato? more patience? he'd had so much potential where majima felt he had little. so much more to offer. what right did he have to claim that they still belonged to one another, when he'd betrayed him? ]
[ Yato watches Majima's expression fall. A sensitive subject, then. But he doesn't back off, because letting the topic fall to the wayside like it's something too shameful to talk about doesn't seem right. ]
You still visit him?
[ It would explain why Majima even thought to come here. ]
[ majima trails off. he knows they're just excuses. he hasn't gone to see his brother because he doesn't think his brother will want to see him. and the longer he doesn't go, the more that becomes true. ]
[ Does Yato detect some troubled thoughts? Natural, all things considered. A beat, and then he huffs lightly. ]
Obviously I don't know the guy, but it gets pretty monotonous in here. And I've only been here a week, tops. I bet he'd be happy to get a letter or something.
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[ he holds his gaze as he says it. direct, to the point. ]
He's in for life.
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[ Most people would be surprised to hear about a friend's family being in prison for murder. But even before Yato began seeing visions of slaughter and gore, he knew decent people who made violent decisions. Majima, who could beat a creature much larger than he with his bare fists, was never too far from that estimation. Hearing now that Majima has a felon for a brother isn't a huge shock. Still, he can sympathize with the loss of a loved one taken to a world apart. ]
Why'd he do it?
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[ and they just didn't. in a contest of strength, majima's brother always came out on top. ]
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Yato recalls Majima's awkwardness when he first sat down, the slight hesitation. He thought it might've been because of Majima's unfamiliarity with the setting or the strangeness of talking to someone in the wrong kind of uniform. Maybe it was something else. ]
Were you guys close?
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Yes. We were close.
[ he doesn't feel like he deserves to claim it was more than that. to talk about how much love he'd had for his brother. how he'd filled his heart to the brim when he'd been an idiot kid who fought too much to find his way into a loving family. how he'd learned that family could be who you decided, not who was forced on you. but what right did he have to any of those sentiments, after what had happened? when it should have been him, when his brother should be the one to be free. wouldn't his brother have had better words of wisdom for yato? more patience? he'd had so much potential where majima felt he had little. so much more to offer. what right did he have to claim that they still belonged to one another, when he'd betrayed him? ]
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You still visit him?
[ It would explain why Majima even thought to come here. ]
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I haven't seen him in three years.
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[ majima trails off. he knows they're just excuses. he hasn't gone to see his brother because he doesn't think his brother will want to see him. and the longer he doesn't go, the more that becomes true. ]
It is what is is.
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Obviously I don't know the guy, but it gets pretty monotonous in here. And I've only been here a week, tops. I bet he'd be happy to get a letter or something.
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