(sharpening a stick, not looking up) "I didn't pretend. I worked. Overseas."
"You still wear this."
"...Yeah. I ran."
Silence. Then, Kai reaches over and pulls Ren's hoodie sleeve, just enough to reveal the bracelet he gave him years ago—still tied around Ren's wrist. Camping -Yaoi-
(staring into the flames) "You could have just told me you didn't want to see me again. Instead of pretending the last two years didn't happen." (sharpening a stick, not looking up) "I didn't pretend
(voice breaking) "Some things you don't throw away, Kai. Even when they hurt." (sharpening a stick
"You ran."