[It's not exactly that he didn't notice the implications... it's more like the idea of this being this easy and way too good to be true had a very hard time sinking in in the first place. Ryoji's already set his mind not to get his hopes up with any of this, because that's what he needed to do...
But then Joshua was getting closer, hugging him... Ryoji doesn't move, his eye going wide as he stares at the wall before him. The sole feeling of Joshua's warm body pressing against his makes his vision immediately blurry and he can't even help it.
...Josh wasn't just trying to pull his leg with this, was he? Could it really work like that? Either way, Ryoji was trying his best not to get too overwhelmed with the information, but his hands were already shaking as he reached to place them around Joshua's back, and before he knew it, the rest of him was shaking too, and his voice was broken and he was sobbing--]
Ah... r-really...?
[None of it was making sense. He hasn't shed a single tear ever since Joshua disappeared. He didn't even cry when he came back, with all of his memories gone. Why was he crying now?]
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But then Joshua was getting closer, hugging him... Ryoji doesn't move, his eye going wide as he stares at the wall before him. The sole feeling of Joshua's warm body pressing against his makes his vision immediately blurry and he can't even help it.
...Josh wasn't just trying to pull his leg with this, was he? Could it really work like that? Either way, Ryoji was trying his best not to get too overwhelmed with the information, but his hands were already shaking as he reached to place them around Joshua's back, and before he knew it, the rest of him was shaking too, and his voice was broken and he was sobbing--]
Ah... r-really...?
[None of it was making sense. He hasn't shed a single tear ever since Joshua disappeared. He didn't even cry when he came back, with all of his memories gone. Why was he crying now?]