1. i hide my hurt

"i dont completely understand how you feel, but im going to try my best to."

ash's fingers, wet with his cold tears, gripped eiji's shirt weakly, staining it. "stay," he whispered, voice trembling. "stay with me. it doesn't have to be forever. i just need you right now..."

this is gonna get like three views because banana fish doesn't have as many fans as it deserves but here i am at two a.m. crying