[though even as he says it, he knows that won't change mineo's mind.
he wants to live. to protect lucy and lessa; to see if it's possible for him to obtain happiness, for once.
but he's not selfless like mineo. he can accept his end here, because the truth is he's tired; has been for far past when he first realized it. the longer he's in this place, the more aware he becomes of it.
and because, ultimately—
he's content with having known the people he has, in the last moments of his life.]
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[though even as he says it, he knows that won't change mineo's mind.
he wants to live. to protect lucy and lessa; to see if it's possible for him to obtain happiness, for once.
but he's not selfless like mineo. he can accept his end here, because the truth is he's tired; has been for far past when he first realized it. the longer he's in this place, the more aware he becomes of it.
and because, ultimately—
he's content with having known the people he has, in the last moments of his life.]