[He sighs, softly. His shoulders drop as he lets out that breath, and it appears that he's getting less tense about speaking, although he himself isn't all that comfortable still. These were still things that weren't known to anybody but himself. Momo, perhaps, would remember the sort of person he used to be. Even he knew that he was a little different from before he met Ayano (or, he thinks idly, Ene).]
Ever since I was a kid, I was a little smarter than most people. Schoolwork was never any trouble. I knew the answer to every question. As long as it was academics, I could do it without having to try. And I figured, everything else is probably the same, too. [he pauses. He pulls his hands apart and fiddles with the end of one of his sleeves.] It was boring, so I stopped paying attention.
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[He sighs, softly. His shoulders drop as he lets out that breath, and it appears that he's getting less tense about speaking, although he himself isn't all that comfortable still. These were still things that weren't known to anybody but himself. Momo, perhaps, would remember the sort of person he used to be. Even he knew that he was a little different from before he met Ayano (or, he thinks idly, Ene).]
Ever since I was a kid, I was a little smarter than most people. Schoolwork was never any trouble. I knew the answer to every question. As long as it was academics, I could do it without having to try. And I figured, everything else is probably the same, too. [he pauses. He pulls his hands apart and fiddles with the end of one of his sleeves.] It was boring, so I stopped paying attention.
So I never noticed, until after she died.