All right. Nothing complicated. Pick one thing. Stay with it. Let everything else wait outside. There. Better. Don't chase the ending before the line begins. Don't pull tomorrow into the room you're sitting in. One word, one breath, one little piece at a time. You don't need every answer just because the question crossed your mind. Funny. You know what crossed my mind? The first time we met. That noise. ... That smell. Disgusting. You got your reaction. And a beating. Heh-heh... Anyway. Where were we? Keep your eyes on what is here. Let the noise disappear. If another thought comes knocking at the door, let it wait. (Let it wait...) You can come back later. Probably. You've always had a talent for carrying six things when two hands would be plenty. Old songs. New songs. Half a bridge. Three conversations. Something you remembered at an extremely inconvenient time. Then you disappear. Three weeks later— “Hey Asuka, your song's done.” ... Three weeks, Evan. Anyway. Keep working. Actually... I wasn't even fully awake yet when you started telling me about her. The history. The loss. The return. Everything. There you were, pouring your heart out— Oh, don't give me that look. Crying. Absolutely devastated. You can object after the song. Sorry. Am I distracting your focus? ... Right. Keep your eyes on what is here. You don't have to disappear into every yesterday that calls you by your name. Let it speak. Let it stay. Then put your hands back on today. One thing at a time. (One thing...) See? Still helping. Not bad. You stayed quiet for almost a whole minute. I'm impressed. Although... I still remember that whole ass incident. Don't start. You know exactly what you did. And somehow I'm the problem child. Unbelievable. Still... For all the stupid fights, all the names, all the times we've argued over one damn line— you keep showing up. So do I. And somehow, between the noise, we make something worth keeping. Don't make that face. I'm allowed one sincere moment. One. Now... one line. Then another. You don't need to know where all of this ends. Stay here until the thought is finished. Let the rest wait. ... Huh. You're actually concentrating. Look at you. I'm not saying I'm proud. Don't push it. Okay. There. That's the song. I'm not changing it.
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