...It wasn't easy. It still isn't, honestly. [Kakyoin adjusted his glasses, glancing away.] We didn't give up one for the other--Jojo's still my best friend, so you're out of luck if you were hoping to move up a rank with me. [He gave Polnareff a light shove to his shoulder, smiling.]
At the time I thought I was taking a pretty huge risk, but...look at it this way. Imagine you have the choice between telling Buccellati the truth when you're not sure if it might ruin everything you've ever had, or you can keep it to yourself and let things stay exactly the same. Would you regret keeping your mouth shut when it fels like you're keeping a massive secret from him?
I knew it was worth it because I didn't want to have regrets anymore. And I wanted him to know without any doubt that he's worth everything to me.
[...]
Giorno helped a lot. Aggressively helped, as he usually does.
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Date: 2016-08-02 06:07 pm (UTC)At the time I thought I was taking a pretty huge risk, but...look at it this way. Imagine you have the choice between telling Buccellati the truth when you're not sure if it might ruin everything you've ever had, or you can keep it to yourself and let things stay exactly the same. Would you regret keeping your mouth shut when it fels like you're keeping a massive secret from him?
I knew it was worth it because I didn't want to have regrets anymore. And I wanted him to know without any doubt that he's worth everything to me.
[...]
Giorno helped a lot. Aggressively helped, as he usually does.