“Will you give me a break?” Kuro snapped. Immediately, his eyes filled with apologies. He sighed, rubbing his face. “Look… I know I’m not the best brother. But I do care about you. I only want what’s best for you….”

It was true, no matter how overused the line he used was. He himself had said it maybe three or four times this month. But he was telling the truth. As shitty as he was, struggling between making ends meet and his own issues with Bricone, he was trying. He wanted them to have the life he never had. The life their parents had taken from him.

He was tired. It had been a long day of work and he'd been neglecting his own addiction in attempt to get better. It never worked.