[ It's a lesson they can learn together, and at least Gojo has a little bit of a head start on him. He takes to relaxing activities like a duck on water, but it's the mental half of taking a break that's been much harder. You can't just tell yourself to relax when your brain is wired to look for danger around every corner, to expect it.
Part of him chastises himself inwardly, that he shouldn't have even let himself entertain the idea of taking a break here, when his students and colleagues were still out there fighting for their lives. Nanami's arrival had brought many of the same thoughts to his mind, but it was in only hearing his report that Gojo decided to stay. Now that he's seen the state that Yuji's in...
...He has a lot to think about. A lot to consider. But for now, they can just...take it easy, as best they can. He's glad, at least, that he hadn't decided to check out yet. That he's here, when Yuji arrived. ]
Ehh, you know me. I grade more for style over substance. [ An encouraging, trademark grin. ] You hungry? There's an all-you-can-eat breakfast nearby.
[ They can take care of Yuji's needs, one by one, and Gojo can't help the instinctive urge to hover around him, now that he's here. For as hands-off as he tends to be with his students in the field, the dynamic is distinctly different here. He doesn't want to sit back and watch Yuji grow into his own as a sorcerer; he wants him to eat a good meal and play games with the other guests and laugh like he has more to live for than their fight against curses.
It feels like...that light in him has gone out, now. ]
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Part of him chastises himself inwardly, that he shouldn't have even let himself entertain the idea of taking a break here, when his students and colleagues were still out there fighting for their lives. Nanami's arrival had brought many of the same thoughts to his mind, but it was in only hearing his report that Gojo decided to stay. Now that he's seen the state that Yuji's in...
...He has a lot to think about. A lot to consider. But for now, they can just...take it easy, as best they can. He's glad, at least, that he hadn't decided to check out yet. That he's here, when Yuji arrived. ]
Ehh, you know me. I grade more for style over substance. [ An encouraging, trademark grin. ] You hungry? There's an all-you-can-eat breakfast nearby.
[ They can take care of Yuji's needs, one by one, and Gojo can't help the instinctive urge to hover around him, now that he's here. For as hands-off as he tends to be with his students in the field, the dynamic is distinctly different here. He doesn't want to sit back and watch Yuji grow into his own as a sorcerer; he wants him to eat a good meal and play games with the other guests and laugh like he has more to live for than their fight against curses.
It feels like...that light in him has gone out, now. ]