"Kurogane"
He words nearly slipped out
when you showed me that smile.
So cold I felt a chill.
I almost gasped at the pain it caused
the memory haunts me still.
Fai, why did it have to be this way?
It didn't have to change.
It was selfish I know but I couldn't let you go,
My friend, my ice hearted mage.
Sick, almost, to the stomach…
Wounded by what you said.
The more we speak the more I realize…
A small part of you is now dead
The part the use to call me names,
smile with glee and laugh,
the part that had begun to try
I always loved that half
In my mind I heard the words,
My voice issuing sad and flat –
"Damn it Fai, of all the things…never call me that"
I know, i know another poem dealing with the big "Goodmorning, Kurogane" but i was just so surprised at how profound a moment could be in a comic. Books, tv seris, movies and even songs have these beautiful, deep and important moments and i had no idea a manga could capture it so well. I mean i've nearly cried before when reading a manga and i've relished in moments from a manga but never realised how amazing such a small panel, a wordless expression and a greeting could have so much meaning behind it. That's what i call a look inspired.