Damian was stunned by Ethan's announcement. Did he really mean it, or was he joking around? Yet, looking at him at that moment, Damian couldn't catch any whiff of a joke lying around. Ethan was serious, and he had meant every word he had said.
"Why?" Damian asked, voice quiet but urgent. "Why are you leaving?"
Ethan looked down at his hands, knuckles still raw from days of punching his wall and feeling like he was losing his mind. He took a deep breath, shoulders slumping like the weight of the world was pressing on him.
