[He knows quite well, as is evidenced by the way his mouth thins into a line. He certainly isn't proud of what he did to Garage Island, and even though Gemma has long since forgiven him for it (and put him to work in the cafe time and time again as a means of repayment), there's still a sense of guilt that settles low in the pit of his stomach every time he goes into town.
Wanting more excitement is one thing. Being the source of said excitement? Not so great anymore now that he's sprouted a full-fledged conscience, and doubly so now that he actually lives here.]
... Gale found a reason to find a place here.
[Namely, his family. And Shuda... he can't say he doesn't want the same thing, because he does, and that realization unnerves him more than he'd been expecting. Rather, with Haru's return, he can't help but wonder just how much of Cattleya's attachment to him is to him rather than to a desire to fill the void that had been created by the loss of her entire family.]
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Wanting more excitement is one thing. Being the source of said excitement? Not so great anymore now that he's sprouted a full-fledged conscience, and doubly so now that he actually lives here.]
... Gale found a reason to find a place here.
[Namely, his family. And Shuda... he can't say he doesn't want the same thing, because he does, and that realization unnerves him more than he'd been expecting. Rather, with Haru's return, he can't help but wonder just how much of Cattleya's attachment to him is to him rather than to a desire to fill the void that had been created by the loss of her entire family.]