[ There's a swell of relief for Roxas' words. Sora doesn't need any ahead-of-time reassurances. He believes fully that Roxas being willing to give him a chance as much as he already has, and much more so now means very nearly everything. Opportunity, and at least metaphorically an open heart (and Sora still doesn't know what he needs to do to better understand the lack of one, if it's even possible for him as the possessor - perhaps not) together are enough - are more than he could ask for though he's glad to accept both, to do what he can to earn that Roxas has allotted him both.
Because he's right. Whether they're the same or not - and insofar as Sora is concerned, they're supposed to be but might not be in the ways that make people themselves - can be found out without a rush. Rushing isn't what Sora would want in the first place anyway; he just wants to get to actually know Roxas.
Figuring out the being friends thing, not just in intention but now, perhaps with more of the air cleared, just spending more regular time together (he's thinking they should go to the beach while it's still summer, for instance) and seeing where that takes them.
When Roxas fused back with him Sora had a sense of completion, but the strangeness was that he hadn't known what he was missing to begin with, and he couldn't ask. Now he can do better than that; he can learn, hopefully.
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Because he's right. Whether they're the same or not - and insofar as Sora is concerned, they're supposed to be but might not be in the ways that make people themselves - can be found out without a rush. Rushing isn't what Sora would want in the first place anyway; he just wants to get to actually know Roxas.
Figuring out the being friends thing, not just in intention but now, perhaps with more of the air cleared, just spending more regular time together (he's thinking they should go to the beach while it's still summer, for instance) and seeing where that takes them.
When Roxas fused back with him Sora had a sense of completion, but the strangeness was that he hadn't known what he was missing to begin with, and he couldn't ask. Now he can do better than that; he can learn, hopefully.
He beams at Roxas. ]
I think that's probably the best place to start.
[ And he thinks: thank you. ]