[ ...yeah. Sha-Ming's always been bad at the "normal" thing, whereas Minato's emptiness allowed others to fill in the gaps with their own ideas, enough to make them forget that Minato's a little odd too.
He doesn't mind being tugged along by others. In fact, isn't that what Sha-Ming's doing right now by suggesting how he should be living his life? Minato doesn't mind though. He's never minded.
He shrugs yet again, this time with both shoulders. ]
It takes people years to figure that out.
[ "What makes you happy?" is a bit of a hard-hitting question to ask a seventeen-year-old. But because it's Sha-Ming who's asking, Minato goes quiet as he tries to grapple with an answer. The only sign that he's actually thinking about it is the small frown on his face.
Eventually, he cobbles together a response: ]
...I'm happy if you're happy, Sha-Ming.
[ Deep down, Minato knows it's likely not the answer Sha-Ming's hoping for. But it's true, and Minato only ever says things that he really means. ]
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He doesn't mind being tugged along by others. In fact, isn't that what Sha-Ming's doing right now by suggesting how he should be living his life? Minato doesn't mind though. He's never minded.
He shrugs yet again, this time with both shoulders. ]
It takes people years to figure that out.
[ "What makes you happy?" is a bit of a hard-hitting question to ask a seventeen-year-old. But because it's Sha-Ming who's asking, Minato goes quiet as he tries to grapple with an answer. The only sign that he's actually thinking about it is the small frown on his face.
Eventually, he cobbles together a response: ]
...I'm happy if you're happy, Sha-Ming.
[ Deep down, Minato knows it's likely not the answer Sha-Ming's hoping for. But it's true, and Minato only ever says things that he really means. ]