[Again he laughs, but the sound is swallowed up in a sob. Yeah, he knows. Most of his friends can't. Naruto and Neji's are dead. Kiba's left. Katara's too, for different reasons.
He was really lucky, not just to know his dad but to be loved by him. Any other day, that's the thought that's going to propel him forward. Right now, it just makes it hurt more, like a physical barb in his chest, and all he can do is curl in on himself and cry.]
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He was really lucky, not just to know his dad but to be loved by him. Any other day, that's the thought that's going to propel him forward. Right now, it just makes it hurt more, like a physical barb in his chest, and all he can do is curl in on himself and cry.]