[The response comes immediately. She doesn't want to be part of the cycle of bad and good luck, doesn't want her presence in his life to herald the inevitable downturn into pain, but the thing is: Komaeda tries not to be selfish and sometimes fails. She is always selfish, even though she sometimes tries not to be. This is default. Selfish is easy.]
[There wasn't ever an alternate option. She's already made her decision.]
no way. no. i already told you. you're always going to remember me. remember?
[Breathless. He was smiling when she told him, the weird loopy smile that felt so comfortable. Now her chest hurts.]
i'm not scared of your luck. it can come at me, i don't give a shit, komaeda, you're mine now. you're mine. you have to stay.
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[The response comes immediately. She doesn't want to be part of the cycle of bad and good luck, doesn't want her presence in his life to herald the inevitable downturn into pain, but the thing is: Komaeda tries not to be selfish and sometimes fails. She is always selfish, even though she sometimes tries not to be. This is default. Selfish is easy.]
[There wasn't ever an alternate option. She's already made her decision.]
no way. no. i already told you. you're always going to remember me. remember?
[Breathless. He was smiling when she told him, the weird loopy smile that felt so comfortable. Now her chest hurts.]
i'm not scared of your luck. it can come at me, i don't give a shit, komaeda, you're mine now. you're mine. you have to stay.