[The weak way that Riku says those words back to him ache in Sora's heart. He's never even seen Riku cry before so to hear the start of tears and how Riku's trying to hold them back makes Sora's shoulders tremble.
He doesn't know how to say the words he wants to say. To convey the complicated feelings that Sora carries in his heart that bubble up all the time. He knows those feelings are there like a little sunspot on the page of his heart. Even if he knows he shouldn't say them. They're still there. They always have been. And right now he feels somehow warm and worried at the same time.]
Riku... [His arms gently squeeze the other boy. Like he'll hold him if he falls.] I don't want to know what it's like to know you're not around. Because without you I wouldn't know what to do. So... Can't we just promise each other that no matter what happens we'll always protect each other?
[Does Riku really think Sora would be okay? He would be shattered without Riku. Nothing and no one can ever replace him. Sora knows he needs Riku too.]
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He doesn't know how to say the words he wants to say. To convey the complicated feelings that Sora carries in his heart that bubble up all the time. He knows those feelings are there like a little sunspot on the page of his heart. Even if he knows he shouldn't say them. They're still there. They always have been. And right now he feels somehow warm and worried at the same time.]
Riku... [His arms gently squeeze the other boy. Like he'll hold him if he falls.] I don't want to know what it's like to know you're not around. Because without you I wouldn't know what to do. So... Can't we just promise each other that no matter what happens we'll always protect each other?
[Does Riku really think Sora would be okay? He would be shattered without Riku. Nothing and no one can ever replace him. Sora knows he needs Riku too.]