He could hear him and respond, but his mind was still completely trapped back, replaying a scene from long ago. Nagi was there, and he was teasing him just as Makai had, but the results hadn’t quite been the same…
His head tilted downward, starring at the hand being touched, though more like he was seeing through it. His expression was like a blank canvas, but his eyes welled up and a single name left his lips as if whispering to a lost lover, “Nagi…” a single tear dropped from his crystalline orb.
Not a second later his eyes fluttered for a moment at the sound of his name, looking back at the other like he was seeing him for the first time. The teen’s free hand came up and quickly wiped at his watery eyes, making them dry again. “I’m sorry. Please disregard anything I’ve just said.”