[At that, Asch snorts under his breath, leaning back and attempting to regain some semblance of dignity after Luke's hug got him so ruffled.]
Besides, it's too late for that now, isn't it? For either of us.
[That last part is added more quietly, his gaze drifting aside to avoid looking at Luke. He'd preferred the way it was before, when Luke hadn't known. After all, it isn't as if his own death had been a surprise to him- he'd been expecting it for more than a year before it happened. But Luke hadn't known.
action; oh I will understand that eventually.....
[At that, Asch snorts under his breath, leaning back and attempting to regain some semblance of dignity after Luke's hug got him so ruffled.]
Besides, it's too late for that now, isn't it? For either of us.
[That last part is added more quietly, his gaze drifting aside to avoid looking at Luke. He'd preferred the way it was before, when Luke hadn't known. After all, it isn't as if his own death had been a surprise to him- he'd been expecting it for more than a year before it happened. But Luke hadn't known.
It really was better when he didn't know.]