"Am I a robot or a doll? Am I anything at all? Maybe a soul like me doesn't even need to know."
-Nakahara Chuuya, Stormbringer
So Verlaine just waited. And watched. And loved.
Because that's what big brothers do. They are there for the good time and the bad. The celebrations and the sorrows. The joys and the heartaches.
Even if he couldn't say it aloud, Verlaine hoped his presence revealed it.
Because they were family. Brothers. And nothing could ever change that.