Prompt #5--Hands Are Tied
As a best friend you had certain duties and obligations that even Gojyo, who had never really had a best friend before, knew were implicit. You had to stand up for your buddy when someone was treating him badly, listen to him when he needed to talk, cheer him up when he was feeling low.
And you had to stand with your hands tied behind your back, biting your tongue as hard as you could, when he got into a relationship you knew was bad news--because he'd already made his choice, and hearing what you thought about it would only strain your friendship. You got one shot to deliver the "I'm his best friend and if you hurt him I'll beat you into a pulp" speech, and then you had to sit down, shut up, and try not to glare.
And when you realized (too late) that you could do everything Hakkai's new boyfriend was doing a hell of a lot better--well, more than ever that was the time to keep your silence.
