[There's a sick feeling that spreads through him, starting in his chest, settling down in the pit of his stomach, and curling all the way down to his toes.
That the boy did that at all... That he felt like that was the only way out of his situation, and maybe it was...
Taiki doesn't have it in him to feel glad that the people who hurt the boy are dead, but he still feels angry that it happened at all.]
...I can't say what he did was right. But I'm glad he got free of them. [Taiki's voice finally softens a little.] Whether it was right or wrong, what happened to him wasn't his fault. And he did what he had to.
[Realizing how tight with tension his shoulders are, Taiki sighs and lets his muscles relax a little.] After he got away... What happened to him? Where did he go?
CW: abuse and graphic violence
That the boy did that at all... That he felt like that was the only way out of his situation, and maybe it was...
Taiki doesn't have it in him to feel glad that the people who hurt the boy are dead, but he still feels angry that it happened at all.]
...I can't say what he did was right. But I'm glad he got free of them. [Taiki's voice finally softens a little.] Whether it was right or wrong, what happened to him wasn't his fault. And he did what he had to.
[Realizing how tight with tension his shoulders are, Taiki sighs and lets his muscles relax a little.] After he got away... What happened to him? Where did he go?