[It makes him feel ashamed to think about it, but if Asuma had shown up at his door in the last week, Shikamaru knows he would have made excuses not to be around.
It hits him like a rock to the gut, knowing both that and what a hard time his sensei must be having. He's come back not just once, but twice now. Dealt with death and missed Kurenai twice over. It's okay to focus on yourself for a while - and he needed to. He doesn't regret needing to.
But he's not the only one going through tough times. While he was taking so long to deal with his problems, people dear to him have been suffering too. He won't lie and say he wasn't ignoring it, but it's something he wants to help now instead of let it continue on like that.]
It's something you can start tomorrow, if you're up for it.
Curse you 100x100 size limits... /shakes fist!
It hits him like a rock to the gut, knowing both that and what a hard time his sensei must be having. He's come back not just once, but twice now. Dealt with death and missed Kurenai twice over. It's okay to focus on yourself for a while - and he needed to. He doesn't regret needing to.
But he's not the only one going through tough times. While he was taking so long to deal with his problems, people dear to him have been suffering too. He won't lie and say he wasn't ignoring it, but it's something he wants to help now instead of let it continue on like that.]
It's something you can start tomorrow, if you're up for it.