Tenka hardly knows Souza and yet his heart aches listening to him speak - to say that he's so utterly expendable. The other man was often so full of gentle smiles and fleeting touches, soft admonishments and passing teasing. He shouldn't have to be struggling for calm, trying to carefully hold himself together.
So Tenka turns to wrap both arms around Souza entirely, pulling him into a close hug as if he's trying to be the one to keep him together.]
Hey. I'll promise if you promise something.
[An exchange - not an order.]
I need you to promise that you'll try, just try to open your heart to the idea that you're more than a blade, Souza-kun. I don't want you to have to go through being reforged or think that you can be replaced--
Because you're wrong. No one can replace you - not to me. Your life is just as precious, whether you've seen six years or six-hundred.
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Tenka hardly knows Souza and yet his heart aches listening to him speak - to say that he's so utterly expendable. The other man was often so full of gentle smiles and fleeting touches, soft admonishments and passing teasing. He shouldn't have to be struggling for calm, trying to carefully hold himself together.
So Tenka turns to wrap both arms around Souza entirely, pulling him into a close hug as if he's trying to be the one to keep him together.]
Hey. I'll promise if you promise something.
[An exchange - not an order.]
I need you to promise that you'll try, just try to open your heart to the idea that you're more than a blade, Souza-kun. I don't want you to have to go through being reforged or think that you can be replaced--
Because you're wrong. No one can replace you - not to me. Your life is just as precious, whether you've seen six years or six-hundred.