[It's spoken with certainty, with a level of firmness that demands no arguing, though he knows Luke will probably keep trying. He's made up his mind, though. He won't be pushed.]
"You know I can't. Things have changed, and it won't ever be the same."
[Not for him, not for them. Even if he could get Guy to change his behaviour - which Asch knows he can't, you can't just force someone to appreciate your presence when you loathe them so - that wouldn't change years worth of memories. Guy isn't a stranger to Asch anymore, but he may as well be a strange to this Guy. It would be too strange, to strained. And it would just make things worse.
He knows they can't go back. He doesn't even want them to. Too much has changed.
But it still hurts, and he can't live like that. Every glance in his direction, every sharp word, every indication of favouritism of Luke over himself would be like a dagger in his chest. It's already begun, and he can't stop some of that pain from seeping into the link.
Why should he put himself through that sort of misery every day? Why would Luke want it?]
[FONIC LINK~]
[It's spoken with certainty, with a level of firmness that demands no arguing, though he knows Luke will probably keep trying. He's made up his mind, though. He won't be pushed.]
"You know I can't. Things have changed, and it won't ever be the same."
[Not for him, not for them. Even if he could get Guy to change his behaviour - which Asch knows he can't, you can't just force someone to appreciate your presence when you loathe them so - that wouldn't change years worth of memories. Guy isn't a stranger to Asch anymore, but he may as well be a strange to this Guy. It would be too strange, to strained. And it would just make things worse.
He knows they can't go back. He doesn't even want them to. Too much has changed.
But it still hurts, and he can't live like that. Every glance in his direction, every sharp word, every indication of favouritism of Luke over himself would be like a dagger in his chest. It's already begun, and he can't stop some of that pain from seeping into the link.
Why should he put himself through that sort of misery every day? Why would Luke want it?]