#this thing that he and kotone have in common. one of the worst burdens to share

[oofmilk]

rattling the bars of my cage. hey. thinking about my kotone lives au and the immediate post-the answer pre-moving out of the dorms dynamic of sees. of kotone hiding away in makoto's old room bc she misses him so badly. of akihiko finding her there before anyone else bc it's what he expected her to do. bc it's what he's done. when your sibling dies, you drift towards the things they used to do and the places they used to occupy like a magnet, bc the vestiges of them are still there, even if they aren't. kotone and akihiko who talk about it—losing your sibling. akihiko who doesn't understand women's feelings but still understands the special, carving ache that consumes kotone's whole being in the aftermath. does it ever get easier? she asks him. and akihiko tells her no, not really, but that doesn't mean she won't feel better someday. can anyone hear me. hello