[As soon as Asher realizes what he just said, before Jin even has the chance to speak, he shuts his eyes tight.
He can hear his father screaming again from that horrible night four or five years ago, and remember the way he was balled up on the floor and weeping miserably. That was not the first time his father's words reduced him to tears, but it may have been one of the many instances in which he truly did deserve it.
How could he not have understood what that would sound like to a friend who had trusted him so carefully with his heart?]
I didn't mean it like that.
[Jin is going to leave and Asher will be alone again, just like always.
Because this is what he does, he ruins things by being stupid. Relationships, friendships, everything-]
I'm so sorry, I-
[When he opens his eyes again, the shaolin is still standing there.
Asher doesn't get it. Jin's reaction fills with that peculiar sense of warmth again, one that the rich brat isn't sure just how to describe, because it almost feels like-]
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He can hear his father screaming again from that horrible night four or five years ago, and remember the way he was balled up on the floor and weeping miserably. That was not the first time his father's words reduced him to tears, but it may have been one of the many instances in which he truly did deserve it.
How could he not have understood what that would sound like to a friend who had trusted him so carefully with his heart?]
I didn't mean it like that.
[Jin is going to leave and Asher will be alone again, just like always.
Because this is what he does, he ruins things by being stupid. Relationships, friendships, everything-]
I'm so sorry, I-
[When he opens his eyes again, the shaolin is still standing there.
Asher doesn't get it. Jin's reaction fills with that peculiar sense of warmth again, one that the rich brat isn't sure just how to describe, because it almost feels like-]
What?