Some people crash two or three times
And then learn from their mistakes
And then learn from their mistakes
Oh, Koa's dad isn't dead. He's just never really understood his son on any fundamental level, and their already strained relationship had no chance of recovering as both men failed to deal with Mahina's death in any sort of healthy way. It's a whole thing. It's fine.
"Yeah, well, I mean it." Suddenly bashful, Koa shrugs, his fists shoving into his pockets. "And... I hope you know I'm sorry. About the way I came across, when we first met. I was a cocky idiot." He chuckles wryly, shaking his head at his own nonsense. "But I really would like to learn from you. On how to be a fighter, yeah, but also a leader. Especially now, it feels like..." Like his world is more precarious than ever, like his home is slipping out from his hands, like the Dragoons of his youth are a distant memory with the potential to become something very dark indeed.
Shaking his head to clear those thoughts, Koa clears his throat. "Anyway. I know I've taken a lot of your time. Can I get you guys dinner to make up for it? Or point you towards where you're heading next?"
"Yeah, well, I mean it." Suddenly bashful, Koa shrugs, his fists shoving into his pockets. "And... I hope you know I'm sorry. About the way I came across, when we first met. I was a cocky idiot." He chuckles wryly, shaking his head at his own nonsense. "But I really would like to learn from you. On how to be a fighter, yeah, but also a leader. Especially now, it feels like..." Like his world is more precarious than ever, like his home is slipping out from his hands, like the Dragoons of his youth are a distant memory with the potential to become something very dark indeed.
Shaking his head to clear those thoughts, Koa clears his throat. "Anyway. I know I've taken a lot of your time. Can I get you guys dinner to make up for it? Or point you towards where you're heading next?"
Koa Carpenter
But we are the ones who don't slow down at all
And there's nobody there to catch us when we fall
And there's nobody there to catch us when we fall
