mykidisthebest

Ananke's advice is probably more relevant than mine. He gets along great with his sister. Not that I don't get along with my brother, of course, but I also raised him. Ideally you'll just babysit from time to time once your little sibling is older, like Ananke does.

Wait, you raised him?

I did. Our parents died when we were pretty young, so we were always looking out for each other. He was always well behaved so it wasn't difficult.

Still, I'm sorry. How old were you?

It's all kind of a blur if I'm honest. Fifteen, I think? I dropped out of high school and started working full time. Yoohyun wanted to be a doctor, originally, so I wanted to have enough saved up to send him to a good school once he graduated.

[ remembers what lethe said about the time travel during emotionshare. thinks about this.

...ouch. ]

That's kind of like what happened to my mom. She had to drop out of high school because of some stuff with her family. She got her diploma by doing night classes, back when I was really little.

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[nods]

Your mom had the right idea. That's what a lot of people do when they're old enough. But it's not easy.

Yeah, I know. Or...I don't know, but I know she had to work really, really hard to make it work.

You know enough to appreciate all of her hard work! Not every kid does. I'm sure she's proud of you. It's worth any hardship to see you grow up well. At least, that's how I feel with my brother. I have a feeling she's the same.

[ STOP DON'T MAKE HIM BLUSH too late he definitely is ]

Appreciating her is the literal least I can do. And I'd bet your brother appreciates what you did for him a lot, too.

[beams]

He does! I know he does. He's always trying to look out for me.

Not gonna lie, I'm really glad you have someone doing that for you back home.

What, do I not look like I can take after myself~? I'm tougher than I look. I can't let him protect me all the time.

That's not really what I mean. Everyone should have someone looking out for them, especially someone like you who's always looking out for other people.

It's difficult when they're younger than me, though. But I do have friends, too. We all look out for each other.

Yeah, you've mentioned.

[ said fondly though ]

That's great to have though. Your world sounds about as crazy as mine.

[chuckles]

I don't know if our worlds both being crazy is a good thing. I'd be happy if we could both live peaceful lives. But I also know it helps to have someone who understands your situation. If I can offer that much, I'm satisfied. Though I'll still get you those letters of recommendation too, of course.

Anyone ever call you an overachiever?

Never. I'd have to be overachieving for that. Everything I do is pretty standard.

I mean. I did say you were one of the nicest people I'd ever met. I was pretty serious about that.

I still have a hard time believing it. Human decency is fairly prevalent in all worlds, as far as I've seen.

Yeah, I think so too. But you...I don't know. You're doing a lot for me, when you really don't have to. It means a lot.

Like I said, overachieving.

[...leans over to ruffle his hair]

I'm doing just as much as I want to. And just as much as I should.

Debatable, but...thanks.

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