[Just a moment, Shido, as the Persona stares at you for a moment. Then he reaches over and delivers a swat to the head that looks severely held back, but still amounts to a solid bonk.]
You've deprived him of a father his entire life, do you really want to take away the chance he has now? Just when he's started to hope?
R-Robin! That's enough!
[Time for Goro to turn bright red. He doesn't even think to simply return the Persona to mask form.]
[Shido stumbles a bit, hand coming up to touch the side of his head as he stares at Robin in alarm. He's just outright staring for a moment, and after a second, he falteringly responds:]
[His gaze softens to more subtle surprise at that, and drops, brow furrowing slightly.
Goro has been... nothing but good to him since Incendia. Has wanted nothing of Shido except, perhaps, his recognition and love. Goro...
Goro no longer holds any malice for him in his heart... at all...
The one who's punishing him for past deeds is himself, isn't it? But... isn't this exactly the sort of thing he said to Aiden? Punishing oneself is selfish. He understood it, then, but now it's really hitting home.
Perhaps... he ought to start to forgive himself as well.
He takes in a breath, and lets it out. And then another, deeper, calmer. He holds his eyes closed for a moment, then opens them, looking up at Robin.]
To deprive my son of a father for any longer is the last thing I want to do.
[He looks over, then comes over to Goro, standing next to him and wrapping an arm around his shoulder.]
No more letting the past define our relationship.
[He gives a gentle squeeze, looking at his son fondly.]
[He peeks out from behind his hand at the words, then leans slightly into the one armed hug.]
Right. We're both on second chances here, so no matter whether or not we feel like we deserve them...it would be an insult to the people offering them if we kept living in the past.
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Date: 2018-10-01 06:49 pm (UTC)You've deprived him of a father his entire life, do you really want to take away the chance he has now? Just when he's started to hope?
R-Robin! That's enough!
[Time for Goro to turn bright red. He doesn't even think to simply return the Persona to mask form.]
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Date: 2018-10-01 07:05 pm (UTC)B..but... I...
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Date: 2018-10-01 07:14 pm (UTC)[Goro's going to just. Facepalm, here.]
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Date: 2018-10-01 10:23 pm (UTC)Goro has been... nothing but good to him since Incendia. Has wanted nothing of Shido except, perhaps, his recognition and love. Goro...
Goro no longer holds any malice for him in his heart... at all...
The one who's punishing him for past deeds is himself, isn't it? But... isn't this exactly the sort of thing he said to Aiden? Punishing oneself is selfish. He understood it, then, but now it's really hitting home.
Perhaps... he ought to start to forgive himself as well.
He takes in a breath, and lets it out. And then another, deeper, calmer. He holds his eyes closed for a moment, then opens them, looking up at Robin.]
To deprive my son of a father for any longer is the last thing I want to do.
[He looks over, then comes over to Goro, standing next to him and wrapping an arm around his shoulder.]
No more letting the past define our relationship.
[He gives a gentle squeeze, looking at his son fondly.]
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Date: 2018-10-02 02:26 am (UTC)Right. We're both on second chances here, so no matter whether or not we feel like we deserve them...it would be an insult to the people offering them if we kept living in the past.
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Date: 2018-10-02 03:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-10-02 03:59 am (UTC)