[Itsuki leans into Buzen's hold, looking back into buzen's eyes. his own are sad, whether from thinking of the past they just left or the futures they failed to save. maybe both,]

...Yeah. A world like that... would be really sad.

[maybe he's thinking of buzen in particular too, a world where the gous were never forged because history was changed in some way. it feels especially cruel to buzen,

is it selfish to pick the ones you love over strangers? but that's the kind of selfishness itsuki would always pick every time. he puts his hands over buzen's,]

No matter what... I know the future I want to protect -- more than anything.

[so he can keep fighting too, for their cause]