[It doesn't register at first, but after a moment, his brow furrows deeper. He knows things don't necessarily line up for everyone here, and Billy had mentioned having been somewhere else for awhile, but... five whole years?
No wonder he looks older, even if it's mostly in his eyes.]
It's not... because I didn't come back, is it?
[There's a faint note of panic in his voice, one he tries to keep from being too noticeable. He'd always meant to come back.]
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[It doesn't register at first, but after a moment, his brow furrows deeper. He knows things don't necessarily line up for everyone here, and Billy had mentioned having been somewhere else for awhile, but... five whole years?
No wonder he looks older, even if it's mostly in his eyes.]
It's not... because I didn't come back, is it?
[There's a faint note of panic in his voice, one he tries to keep from being too noticeable. He'd always meant to come back.]