[ Neither of them wants to hear it from the other β either the apologies, or insisting there's no need for them. They're stubborn like that, aren't they? Gojo can recognize it, so he'll be the first to relent, at least for now. No doubt whatever is going through Idatori's mind is going to take awhile to unpack, if he'll even allow it, if Gojo, further back in the timeline than either him or Nanami, has the tools to even begin putting things into place. Truthfully, it'll drive him crazy, not to know what's happened. Maybe the right thing to do would be to push Yuji further to share, to urge him to share the truth so it's not bearing on his soul alone, but shit. Is that the right thing? Or will that only make him feel more apologetic, more guilty?
He's supposed to be the sensei, the counselor, and yet he finds himself utterly lost. He hates that feeling. ]
Now you're apologizing for being embarrassing? [ To the most embarrassing man in the world? ] Yuji-kun.
[ He pulls back, but just enough that Gojo can meet his student's gaze, one hand resting at Yuji's shoulder, while the other smooths over his unruly hair, between his fluffy canine ears. ]
Listen to me very closely. [ He's about to drop some teacherly wisdom β or rather, a lesson that he himself has been learning and relearning. It isn't one that sticks easily, for men like them, but once again, he's stubborn. ] There's no shame in letting yourself feel everything in your heart that there is to feel. How else will you remember what you're fighting for?
[ So, he can cry all he wants. Should cry all he wants, more than he wants, needs, and more. A sorcerer's heart is a burden too heavy to bear alone. ]
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He's supposed to be the sensei, the counselor, and yet he finds himself utterly lost. He hates that feeling. ]
Now you're apologizing for being embarrassing? [ To the most embarrassing man in the world? ] Yuji-kun.
[ He pulls back, but just enough that Gojo can meet his student's gaze, one hand resting at Yuji's shoulder, while the other smooths over his unruly hair, between his fluffy canine ears. ]
Listen to me very closely. [ He's about to drop some teacherly wisdom β or rather, a lesson that he himself has been learning and relearning. It isn't one that sticks easily, for men like them, but once again, he's stubborn. ] There's no shame in letting yourself feel everything in your heart that there is to feel. How else will you remember what you're fighting for?
[ So, he can cry all he wants. Should cry all he wants, more than he wants, needs, and more. A sorcerer's heart is a burden too heavy to bear alone. ]