It is an obvious lie, and Jae-ha recognizes it for the defense mechanism that it is.
"Akaya..."
The name is a stall. How would Kija approach this, Jae-ha wonders, and how can he adapt it to make it more his own style? (Jae-ha would never admit it, but he admires Kija for his earnestness and strength to take ownership of a situation. He would never admit it, but he knows that those qualities would make Kija a far better big brother than him).
He sighs.
"I'm not going to stand here and make excuses. I put myself before my family under a promise to myself that I wouldn't be tied down by anything or anyone I hadn't chosen for myself..." Another scoff. "I called it a promise to myself, but it was a cowardly excuse, wasn't it? A cop-out."
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"Akaya..."
The name is a stall. How would Kija approach this, Jae-ha wonders, and how can he adapt it to make it more his own style? (Jae-ha would never admit it, but he admires Kija for his earnestness and strength to take ownership of a situation. He would never admit it, but he knows that those qualities would make Kija a far better big brother than him).
He sighs.
"I'm not going to stand here and make excuses. I put myself before my family under a promise to myself that I wouldn't be tied down by anything or anyone I hadn't chosen for myself..." Another scoff. "I called it a promise to myself, but it was a cowardly excuse, wasn't it? A cop-out."