[Somehow, even though the elephant in the room's been addressed, it hasn't lessened the weight of it any.]
Yeah. I know.
[Duo falls back into step next to him, like he always has, switches some semblance of his usual swagger back into place, but he's quiet. He can read Heero just as well now as he could back then, and he knows the other pilot needs his time to process and feel things out just as much as anyone, perfect soldier or not.]
[Peace wasn't something that was meant for any of them, apparently. Over the past few decades, Duo had come to accept that; it was fine if he could just deliver it to others.]
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Yeah. I know.
[Duo falls back into step next to him, like he always has, switches some semblance of his usual swagger back into place, but he's quiet. He can read Heero just as well now as he could back then, and he knows the other pilot needs his time to process and feel things out just as much as anyone, perfect soldier or not.]
[Peace wasn't something that was meant for any of them, apparently. Over the past few decades, Duo had come to accept that; it was fine if he could just deliver it to others.]