Fics like Lanterns: eram quod es, eris quod sum

He recalls the version of himself so tiny and helpless standing in his pile of clothes that were much too big in that moment. He watched as the other children screamed at his hideous form and ran away from him, deserting him to be left in the darkness. He understands why they would do that and never held it against them. He also understands that times are different; Machi and Kakeru are different and has never given him a reason to doubt them. But what sticks with Yuki the most from that memory is the sense of feebleness, the meek version of himself that could only watch as everything slips out of his hands. He hates that version of himself – he never wants to look back on that. But, despite fighting for change all this time, despite fighting for the chance to move forward after all those years of torture in the stagnancy of it all, it feels incredibly lonely. And the contradiction within himself makes him sick to his stomach. Yuki is moving back to Tokyo after his graduation. However, through a certain incident and an unwanted voicemail, he and Machi fight. And Yuki has to decide whether he will tell Machi about the past or lock it away forever.

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