[he'll always be him. that... that's nice to hear. sora earnestly believes it, too. riku remembers how hard he tried to push sora away when he took on ansem's appearance. no matter how he tried and no matter what he looked like, sora still stood by him. a true friend.
sora accepting him doesn't means riku accepts himself, wherein rests the biggest issue. this lingering darkness bugs him. ...no, lying about it gets him nowhere. it scares him. funny how the darkness once so eagerly embraced frightens him now. losing himself and harming his friends further isn't impossible, not as long as his heart still harbors darkness within.
he doesn't want to talk about it, truth be told, but there isn't any reason to lie when sora's got it figured out.]
Yeah. I thought I'd try to get my head on straight.
[he sighs.]
But all I keep coming back to is that I shouldn't be here.
[it's a hard truth to swallow, but riku can't find any other truth aside from this one.]
same! i didn't expect these feels tonight but i'm so glad for them
sora accepting him doesn't means riku accepts himself, wherein rests the biggest issue. this lingering darkness bugs him. ...no, lying about it gets him nowhere. it scares him. funny how the darkness once so eagerly embraced frightens him now. losing himself and harming his friends further isn't impossible, not as long as his heart still harbors darkness within.
he doesn't want to talk about it, truth be told, but there isn't any reason to lie when sora's got it figured out.]
Yeah. I thought I'd try to get my head on straight.
[he sighs.]
But all I keep coming back to is that I shouldn't be here.
[it's a hard truth to swallow, but riku can't find any other truth aside from this one.]