Babylon [Teshimine]
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He had not thought that taking in one little boy could affect him so much.
When he closed his eyes, he saw the child Ginji had once been, wide-eyed and in love with the world, who'd curled against him in fear of thunderstorms and giggled at his silly stories.
When he closed his eyes, he remembered the tiny scrap of a boy who'd trusted him so openly that first day, who'd followed him without question despite his own fear.
But when he opened them, he saw the pale cool face of Raitei, and mourned the loss of that lost child.
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He had not thought that taking in one little boy could affect him so much.
When he closed his eyes, he saw the child Ginji had once been, wide-eyed and in love with the world, who'd curled against him in fear of thunderstorms and giggled at his silly stories.
When he closed his eyes, he remembered the tiny scrap of a boy who'd trusted him so openly that first day, who'd followed him without question despite his own fear.
But when he opened them, he saw the pale cool face of Raitei, and mourned the loss of that lost child.
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