*killua's breath catches as alluka's arms fold around him. he realizes in that instant that comforting her is more important than any reservations he may have, and he clutches her fiercely to his chest, hushing her confused babbling.*
i-it's okay, you didn't know what you were doing...
*even though he knows it's true, a lump still forms in his throat as he speaks it, straining his words. overwhelming grief at his failure to protect her from the insidious parts of the airship threatens to crush him from the inside out, and all he can do to reassure himself is to scoop her wholly into his arms and carry her from the scene, vowing never to let her out of his sight again.*
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Date: 2023-06-11 03:35 am (UTC)i-it's okay, you didn't know what you were doing...
*even though he knows it's true, a lump still forms in his throat as he speaks it, straining his words. overwhelming grief at his failure to protect her from the insidious parts of the airship threatens to crush him from the inside out, and all he can do to reassure himself is to scoop her wholly into his arms and carry her from the scene, vowing never to let her out of his sight again.*