[ even before Yuji materializes, even before choso's cursed eyes lay on his little brother, his blood sings to him of the beloved presence that has appeared, at last, at long fucking last. 'lo, here is Yuji at last. pay attention, choso, you have found him.
but look: he is changed, your Yuji. his hair has lost its vibrancy, his cheeks hollowed with hardship and pain. there is something different about him beyond just the surface, there is something as wrong with him as there is with Ratio. as if the blood and flesh in his body were tainted, mixed with toxins and influences antithetical to even Yuji's gestalt body.
these are not the eyes of the brother you lost, choso. ]
Yhu... Yuji? What has happened?
[ choso, he casts around, tries to find something to grasp onto, and all he can find is Ratio, now half-hidden behind the body of his brother. stricken horror morphs into fury, breath is regained when his tone sharpens and he snarls at Ratio over Yuji's shoulder, taking that step forward and to the side. ]
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but look: he is changed, your Yuji. his hair has lost its vibrancy, his cheeks hollowed with hardship and pain. there is something different about him beyond just the surface, there is something as wrong with him as there is with Ratio. as if the blood and flesh in his body were tainted, mixed with toxins and influences antithetical to even Yuji's gestalt body.
these are not the eyes of the brother you lost, choso. ]
Yhu... Yuji? What has happened?
[ choso, he casts around, tries to find something to grasp onto, and all he can find is Ratio, now half-hidden behind the body of his brother. stricken horror morphs into fury, breath is regained when his tone sharpens and he snarls at Ratio over Yuji's shoulder, taking that step forward and to the side. ]
What has happened!? Who has done this!?