[battling one's own thoughts takes a lot of effort. riku won't give up the fight, but winning it won't happen over night. that's fine, though. however long it takes, he'll sort it all out. and not alone this time; his friends are always by his side. it remains odd not going at things alone after so long, but it can't be called an unpleasant oddity.
no wonder friends give sora so much strength. knowing people stand by you and remain connected no matter how far apart makes anyone feel as though they could take on the world. he has that now. or again, rather. to think he thought it impossible to have friends like this after so long in the darkness or that he scoffed at the idea of friends providing strength... boy, was he stupid. maybe he still is, but at least he isn't alone.
it's nice having friends.
friends also wouldn't be friends without some teasing, hence why his smile turns the teeniest bit mischevious.]
All right, I guess I'll do what I want now then, too.
[and what does he want? to ruffle sora's feathers a bit. nothing much, just a little fun between friends.
thus after letting the keyblade vanish, riku sits on up, reaches for the lunch sora brought up and digs in. what? eating sounds good and sora did offer! does he make sure to grab sora's most favorite part of it to start? of course. half is half but not specifying which half is a bad idea with someone as big a jerk as riku. some things never change.]
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no wonder friends give sora so much strength. knowing people stand by you and remain connected no matter how far apart makes anyone feel as though they could take on the world. he has that now. or again, rather. to think he thought it impossible to have friends like this after so long in the darkness or that he scoffed at the idea of friends providing strength... boy, was he stupid. maybe he still is, but at least he isn't alone.
it's nice having friends.
friends also wouldn't be friends without some teasing, hence why his smile turns the teeniest bit mischevious.]
All right, I guess I'll do what I want now then, too.
[and what does he want? to ruffle sora's feathers a bit. nothing much, just a little fun between friends.
thus after letting the keyblade vanish, riku sits on up, reaches for the lunch sora brought up and digs in. what? eating sounds good and sora did offer! does he make sure to grab sora's most favorite part of it to start? of course. half is half but not specifying which half is a bad idea with someone as big a jerk as riku. some things never change.]