[The question isn't supposed to mean what it does, but it feels like a shot to the chest, and Taako fumbles with his words for a moment, not knowing what to say.
I forgot you sits over him like a weight. Things are different because he forgot her, because when he turned up in this place he was alone without any memories of Lup to keep him steady, and latching onto people is just how he dealt with that. He'd never really understood why being alone felt so crushing, until he could remember her.]
I missed you.
[As if that explains anything, as if the genuine way he says it and the ache in his voice doesn't just make things more complicated.]
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I forgot you sits over him like a weight. Things are different because he forgot her, because when he turned up in this place he was alone without any memories of Lup to keep him steady, and latching onto people is just how he dealt with that. He'd never really understood why being alone felt so crushing, until he could remember her.]
I missed you.
[As if that explains anything, as if the genuine way he says it and the ache in his voice doesn't just make things more complicated.]