He was squeezing rather tightly, but she didn't mind. Somehow it kept her rooted a bit, even though her Soul Gem was already in such a stage.. as long as she could still feel with her body like this, feel his warmth and hold, then it was okay, she could hold on for a little more. She could force herself, either way - Kyouko was tough, no matter the situation, and even now while she was actually the one in danger, it was easier for her to not think about that and instead focus on helping out the boy who seemed to be on the verge of crying.
Her own hold wasn't as tight, but it wasn't exactly loose either - just enough to make sure she would be able to keep holding him like this for now no matter what. Her body was starting to feel weird, almost.. heavy, even, as if it was just some sort of husk.. it was a really weird feeling, but more than that, she focused on Kouji, resting her chin on top of his head.
He.. couldn't lose her, huh..? It was strange to hear that to her, really strange. It was only thanks to the community that she learned again what it was to be cared for. Before that nobody had cared about her, nobody had even known her, and she had pretended to be okay with that even though she actually wasn't. Because she knew that with care came hurt, and.. that was evident now once again. When he was like this, burying his face into her sweater, she couldn't help but think of Momo and.. for a moment it was like he really was her little brother. Someone for who she just wanted to take away everything that was bad, everything that could hurt, and just protect them from it, but.. she had already failed at that before, when that girl and the rest of her family died. And now again, there was nothing she could do to stop him from hurting.. "Forget about me, Kouji. ... I know it's actually not that easy at all, but.. after this, you just gotta forget all about me, okay?" She wasn't sure what was going to happen to her, but she sure as hell didn't want him to get some sort of trauma because all of it.
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Her own hold wasn't as tight, but it wasn't exactly loose either - just enough to make sure she would be able to keep holding him like this for now no matter what. Her body was starting to feel weird, almost.. heavy, even, as if it was just some sort of husk.. it was a really weird feeling, but more than that, she focused on Kouji, resting her chin on top of his head.
He.. couldn't lose her, huh..? It was strange to hear that to her, really strange. It was only thanks to the community that she learned again what it was to be cared for. Before that nobody had cared about her, nobody had even known her, and she had pretended to be okay with that even though she actually wasn't. Because she knew that with care came hurt, and.. that was evident now once again. When he was like this, burying his face into her sweater, she couldn't help but think of Momo and.. for a moment it was like he really was her little brother. Someone for who she just wanted to take away everything that was bad, everything that could hurt, and just protect them from it, but.. she had already failed at that before, when that girl and the rest of her family died. And now again, there was nothing she could do to stop him from hurting.. "Forget about me, Kouji. ... I know it's actually not that easy at all, but.. after this, you just gotta forget all about me, okay?" She wasn't sure what was going to happen to her, but she sure as hell didn't want him to get some sort of trauma because all of it.