In other words, Taka confesses to his father about how awful his grandad is.
CW: Mentions of abuse
“Kiyotaka?”
“Mh..?”
“I have to work a very late shift tonight… with your sisters at their friend’s houses and Gundham out of town, you’ll have to stay the night with your grandfather.”
A pen dropped, echoing in Kiyotaka’s ears just as his heart did.
“W..what? I—are you sure? I mean no disrespect, father, but I can take care of myself! Really!”
“I know you can, but with the lock broken again I don’t want you here alone. Even with that emergency gun in the back, someone such as yourself could be at a serious risk of injury.”
He couldn’t stop himself from crying. He couldn’t do anything to stop the onslaught of tears, as he fell to his knees and begged.
“Please don’t make me go there! I can’t—I can’t do it again! He’s so cruel to me, father! He-he hits me and burns me and y-yells at me and-and,” Kiyotaka choked on his words, struggling to get his words out. He had kept this secret for so long, having been fully convinced and prepared for his father to be furious and disappointed in him for saying such things about his grandfather, or for giving him more things to worry about.
To his surprise, Takaaki met his gaze. Gently, Kiyotaka’s father put his hand on his shoulder, speaking calmly.
“Taka, look at me… let’s take a few deep breaths, alright…?”
Kiyotaka sniveled, doing as he was told. His father pulled him into a hug, gently rubbing his back. An occasional hushing and assurance everything was going to be okay. Once the poor boy could breathe again, Takaaki led him to the restroom, running a rag under water and gently pressing it to his face.
“Why don’t you come to work with me?”
Kiyotaka sniffled, looking up at his father.
“Won’t your supervisor be upset?”
“I told him I’d handle all of the paper work that my coworkers failed to do, so we’ll be at the precinct all night. Which means you will be safe, and the only other people there will be a few of my more… tolerable coworkers.”
“…y…you aren’t angry?”
“Of course I’m not. We’ll talk about it further when you’re ready to. Until then, we’ll figure out somewhere for you so you aren’t home alone.”
“…,” Kiyotaka hesitated, before bursting into tears once more and hugging his father. “Thank you, father!”
Dunno how I went from just vibing with Sayaka, to froggin loving her
I dunno, just do. She’s just complex and realistic character. It’s honestly sad how hated and taken out of character she is. I really came to appreciate her
Like, if you just don’t vibe with her, that’s fine. But she ain’t some Disney Villian. She’s a scared teen locked with other teens in a place that desires her death and was forced to watch a video that heavily implies the most important people in her life are dead.
She’s like that song. Ya know,”She’s imperfect, but she tries. She is good, but she lies.” That sounds like her. She deserve better