[ It's the fact that there's no concern in that question that catches Maruki off guard. Oda asks simply because he wants to know, not because Maruki's been acting in a way that would worry him; he has to tell himself that before he answers, soothe an anxiety before it begins to form. ]
How have I been feeling? Ah...
[ He takes a few seconds to genuinely consider it. Odasaku deserves more than being told he's fine.
He deserves the honest answer, complicated as it is. ]
I'm so happy to be back, but it only highlights how... lonesome my circumstances were back home. So in the end, even though I'm glad to be here... I still feel rather melancholy about it all. Isn't that strange?
[ Odasaku understands, completely. Relief washes over him in a warm wave. Being understood by a dear friend is a gift in and of itself, and one he doesn't take lightly. ]
Then I'm glad that we both have this chance. I'm glad we have each other.
[ And then he laughs, thin and strained, and waves one of his hands awkwardly through the air. ]
I'm sorry. I'm also feeling more sentimental now that I'm back.
[ It warms Maruki all the way through, head to toe, right down to the depths of his soul. To be remembered, to be missed–
How did his distorted heart ever manage to convince itself that he didn't care about such things?
He leans his shoulder against Oda's. ]
You don't have to miss me anymore. I'm right here. [ A beat, and then he laughs, bright and genuine, and raises that drink to cheers. ] And soon you'll be stuck on a boat with me! Ah, maybe we'll get stranded like Robinson Crusoe...
this tag may not sound like a wrap but it is - oda just wants stupid small talk
[But, the glasses are clinked nonetheless, a toast without any need for words. Oda's ever-hidden smile flickers on his lips before he takes his drink.]
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How have I been feeling? Ah...
[ He takes a few seconds to genuinely consider it. Odasaku deserves more than being told he's fine.
He deserves the honest answer, complicated as it is. ]
I'm so happy to be back, but it only highlights how... lonesome my circumstances were back home. So in the end, even though I'm glad to be here... I still feel rather melancholy about it all. Isn't that strange?
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I understand completely.
[Completely.]
What I have here...despite everything... It's more than I'd ever ask for back home. When I look back on my life...
[He shakes his head.]
I get it.
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Then I'm glad that we both have this chance. I'm glad we have each other.
[ And then he laughs, thin and strained, and waves one of his hands awkwardly through the air. ]
I'm sorry. I'm also feeling more sentimental now that I'm back.
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You don't need to apologize.
[He's sentimental too, really, just not in the most obvious of ways.]
I'm glad too. I missed you.
[And isn't it a wonderful thing to be missed? To two lonely men, certainly.]
CRIES WE CAN WRAP.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY ODAS..........
How did his distorted heart ever manage to convince itself that he didn't care about such things?
He leans his shoulder against Oda's. ]
You don't have to miss me anymore. I'm right here. [ A beat, and then he laughs, bright and genuine, and raises that drink to cheers. ] And soon you'll be stuck on a boat with me! Ah, maybe we'll get stranded like Robinson Crusoe...
this tag may not sound like a wrap but it is - oda just wants stupid small talk
[But, the glasses are clinked nonetheless, a toast without any need for words. Oda's ever-hidden smile flickers on his lips before he takes his drink.]
For now...
Tell me what else you've been up to.