[ . . . . he shakes his head quietly at that before letting his forehead rest against takeru's.]

.... I still wish you would. It'd feel a little more like you trust me - trust us to actually figure this out.

Even if I'm nervous... I think I'm going to keep my hopes up for everything. I don't know how to keep going if I don't. I don't have a past I can fall back on - just a future I want.