[There isn't anything else that Jayden could say that would trouble Yuri more than that statement, and for a moment, it shows. His fingers curl into the newspaper and his eyes narrow. Is he upset at the reminder of his own father, or at himself for lecturing this boy he barely knows? Perhaps both. The teenager is ultimately none of his concern, regardless of what few similarities they share. He should not have allowed himself to become so interested.]
You are absolutely right.
[Folding shut his paper, Yuri rises from the bench abruptly.]
If you wish to despair, it is not my place to stop you.
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[There isn't anything else that Jayden could say that would trouble Yuri more than that statement, and for a moment, it shows. His fingers curl into the newspaper and his eyes narrow. Is he upset at the reminder of his own father, or at himself for lecturing this boy he barely knows? Perhaps both. The teenager is ultimately none of his concern, regardless of what few similarities they share. He should not have allowed himself to become so interested.]
You are absolutely right.
[Folding shut his paper, Yuri rises from the bench abruptly.]
If you wish to despair, it is not my place to stop you.