[Minato can't say that Guren should open up out of the blue, really--it'd make him a hypocrite, because he doesn't really open up at all. Not on purpose, but because that's just the life he's used to living.
And he won't ask for Guren to change the way he is, the way he copes with things--nothing like that. That wouldn't be fair either.
But even so...there's one thing he can ask for. And he tucks his hands in his pockets quietly, meeting Guren's eyes, and:]
... Just admit it, when you're not completely okay. You don't...have to say why. Or what's bothering you, or talk about it.
But... you don't have to say you're "fine" when you're not, too. Isn't that just taking on even more burdens...when your family wants to support you?
[It's a lot easier for them to be there for Guren if he'll admit he's not 100% okay--even if it's just things like the music or the apples.]
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And he won't ask for Guren to change the way he is, the way he copes with things--nothing like that. That wouldn't be fair either.
But even so...there's one thing he can ask for. And he tucks his hands in his pockets quietly, meeting Guren's eyes, and:]
... Just admit it, when you're not completely okay. You don't...have to say why. Or what's bothering you, or talk about it.
But... you don't have to say you're "fine" when you're not, too. Isn't that just taking on even more burdens...when your family wants to support you?
[It's a lot easier for them to be there for Guren if he'll admit he's not 100% okay--even if it's just things like the music or the apples.]