Song about you

Tsukinaga and Izumi's appearance did not change in memory, he took off his shoes at the entrance, and exchanged a look with Ruka.The little girl stood in front of the door that her elder brother refused to open, her eyes swiveled a few times between the closed door and the person in front of her, she seemed to think seriously and hard, and then tried to raise her voice—— "Quan...Brother Quan! Come, come to see brother, what's the matter!"

Quan was slightly taken aback by her. In his memory, this shy girl never made such a loud noise even when she was having the most fun.He suddenly understood the girl's intentions, felt a trace of indignation while being touched, and then reached out to stroke her hair.

"It's okay, Ruka, you go back to your room," he said, "I'll tell him myself."

Having said that, where to start.

It was not too long since he saw Leo last time, the person he saw last time was almost enough to shatter all the good memories, and made him make up his mind to stand out as if he was sinking his boat.So now, he doesn't know whether Leo's condition is worse than that time, and after all, he doesn't know whether he will be able to see Leo.

Quan stood in the corridor outside Leo's room, with his back against the wall, still wearing his Knights uniform, and fell silent when he should have spoken.He's never been an expressive person, in any sense, and has never tried to tell a story... it's going to be terrible, can he get what he wants to say?

But that's okay too.Quan thought.He doesn't know why, but he just believes that now, at this moment, Leo is a few steps away from him. Although he can't see the room through a door, he knows that person is there.Maybe he was sitting on the floor by the door, or maybe he was silently facing the door like him.He is there.

So it doesn't matter what he says.

"It's really troublesome to start from the beginning. Anyway, the DDD that asked you to sign a few days ago is over tonight." Quan paused for a while, and then continued slowly, "There is a combination you don't know We won to the end and defeated the combination of the emperor. Well, we Knights lost in the first round."

Suddenly there was a sound in the room—the sound of something piled up overturned, which sounded like an empty plastic bottle.Quan felt his heart tense, he didn't continue talking, but stared at the door in front of him.The people on both sides probably also held their breath at that moment.The time elapsed infinitely, and then in the silence there was the heavy sound of the door lock mechanism, and the door was flung open.

The lights in the room are dimmed, and no more details can be seen from the outside. Leo suddenly showed his face from the crack of the opened door, he held the door tightly with one hand, frowned slightly, and looked at Quan vigorously.He didn't look much different from the way he had been a few days ago - just the same, the whole person, from head to toe, was bad.His chest was heaving violently, revealing an anxious expression, his green eyes were not bright, but the anxiety that poured into him was about to overflow.He kept his mouth tightly shut, as if he had made up his mind not to make a sound first.

"...I'm fine." Quan said softly after a moment of silence, his tone was low and very peaceful.There was a gentleness in his voice that surprised even himself.He didn't know why he did this—

No, it is not.

That is a lie, no one else can lie, and there is no need to lie to yourself.

He knew, he knew what Leo was thinking now, he knew what Leo didn't say under the silence, he knew what Leo wanted to ask but couldn't speak, so he could say the following words.

"No — I'm not here because I lost," Quan said. "I'm fine, it's okay."

Leo's tight shoulders loosened suddenly after hearing this sentence, he obviously relaxed a little, and the tight lip line also softened the angle.Then he looked up at Izumi again, and Izumi looked back quietly, their eyes met, and for a while neither looked away first.

In the end it was Leo who showed some frustration - but the frustration came easily, almost a sigh of relief.He let go of his fingers, and although he was still trembling slightly, he stood up straight.He took a step back, and following his movements, the door that was only opened a crack opened wider, and a beam of light came in from the corridor, lighting up part of the room hidden in the darkness.

"...Come in." Leo whispered.

Quan walked in, reached out and pressed the switch on the wall when he stepped into the door, and the lights in the room were lit. Leo's shoulders trembled violently, but he didn't resist.

The appearance in the room and the picture Izumi imagined actually overlap.

He has been to this room many times, starting more than a year ago, and there have been periods of intensive access.When staying at Yue Yong's house, he usually sleeps in the guest room, but it is not without the experience of accidentally falling asleep here.At that time, the room was bright and warm. Although it would be filled with the manuscript papers that the owner had placed everywhere, it was not as deserted as it is now.

Quan was already very careful when he walked, but he should still have stepped on a few pieces of manuscript paper that were casually discarded.Don't bother to pay attention to the above content, similar manuscript paper can be seen everywhere in the room.There were presumably some melodies that were painstakingly written, but then crossed out in chaotic handwriting with anger and disappointment.These waste manuscripts were discarded at will, and Quan even caught a glimpse of a few paper airplanes thrown on the top of the cabinet.

Leo walked ahead of him, stopped in the middle of the room, and turned to face Quan.The only chair in the room was behind him, and there was nothing else to stand on, even the bed was a mess.Quan followed Leo and stopped in front of him, they stood facing each other, it was close enough that they could hug each other without moving their feet.In front of Quan's eyes was Leo's somewhat messy forehead hair. The guy hung his head, not knowing the expression on his face.

Quan remembered that he hadn't made it clear what he had come here, nor had he made it clear what he had done—what wrong things he had done, what crimes he had committed. It was a confession, but now he doesn't want to talk about it.Quan was never the one who talked more when the two of them were together.

Then Leo moved.He reached out a hand and grabbed the hem of Izumi's coat.

The Knights uniform is blue and white with a gold trim around the hem. It was that part that Leo was holding, he held it loosely at first, and then, after a while, he suddenly increased the pressure on his fingers, gripping the piece of fabric tightly in his palm.The white cloth also wrinkled with this movement.

Quan looked down and saw Leo's thin shoulder blades.Under the not-so-thick fabric of home clothes, it could be seen that it was shaking slightly due to the force.He suddenly realized that Leo might be deliberately unwilling to let him see his face at this moment.

……ah.He had always been—he had always resisted facing beautiful things that had been destroyed, and now, he was facing the most brutal and straightforward example of this sense that he had ever seen with his own eyes.Quan could see everything they had shattered in Leo now, including his own youth.And Leo himself, probably still has half, or more than half of his body, bound and immersed in that past.

But, that's not to say he wasn't struggling.Every piece of written music in this room is proof that this guy hasn't really given up.Quan stared at Leo's knuckles that were turning white from exertion, and he could feel the significance of himself to the other party at this moment.

Even though he has been living in the wilderness and the crown has turned into thorns, Yueyong Leo still has the same pride as before.He won't, or can't completely show his weak side here, he reveals his true self, and finds a little support from Quan.But out of his reserve as a king, he would only ask for so much support from the knights.And more parts should be——

It should be the loyalty that he voluntarily offered as a knight.

This thought flashed through Quan's mind, and he felt that he seemed to understand something, but it was difficult to really generalize and describe what it was.If he had to say it, he probably realized that he really couldn't really give up Yueyong Leo.Even if he had been crushed, even if he had fled, even if he was shattered in front of his eyes, even Izumi wasn't sure if he would shine again—probably he believed he would, but he always would Prepare for the worst.

The reason has long been difficult to get to the bottom of, maybe it's because he reached out to himself a long time ago, maybe it's because of the songs he sang to himself, maybe it's because he said he liked him with a bright look, maybe it's because he Kissed his own lips after a solemn promise.

It was a feeling that was hot and stupid, long and firm, and because he was not frank, even to himself, Quan had every reason not to admit it.

But one thing must be done.

Quan sighed softly, and elongated his voice slightly as he was used to. They all knew that this meant that he might have just made some decision.

Leo's eyelashes fluttered, and then he finally raised his head slowly. He had already put this person in, so he should have courage too-he should be able to face him too.Although the expression on his face was still a little stiff, he did meet Kamizumi's gaze, waiting for what Izumi would say or do.

After a moment's pause, Quan showed a slightly distorted smile, a storm was brewing in his blue eyes, and then subsided quietly.He opened his arms, and the next second, he hugged Leo.

That hug was hard enough, enough to make both of them tremble a little, close enough that it felt like they had never been far apart.