[That's a different category in Chuuya's mind. Phoenix is a good adult, but still an adult.
But when Akira's expression falls there, Chuuya's gaze softens into something a touch sad. He wasn't close to Guy, but what happened was definitely a shame, and it's upsetting Akira so it matters right now. So, with a quieter voice:]
Hey. It'll be alright. Just like last time, yeah? We'll get 'em back.
[He's thinking that right now, but he also feels like Akira will just rebuke an effort to say that. Leader-syndrome, or something like that. So instead, he nods, and then he moves to pull Akira into a hug. Hugs helped the last time Akira was in a bad spot, so maybe they'll help again.]
[Akira, unsurprisingly, goes easily into the hug, and this time he is less surprised by it. with a light huff (the sound is grateful) he leans into it, his own arms wrapping around Chuuya's back]
And hugs are great. Hugs make everything feel like it's going to be okay. And that's what Chuuya wants Akira to feel: that everything's going to turn out alright.
Because it will. Chuuya will make sure of that.]
Y'know, it sucks right now, but the fact that it hurts means he was important to you, yeah?
[And this time, he'll actually let his hand go up into Akira's hair and do the scalp-massage-thingy. He's found that to be really helpful at keeping people calm.]
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Date: 2020-06-29 03:21 pm (UTC)[That's a different category in Chuuya's mind. Phoenix is a good adult, but still an adult.
But when Akira's expression falls there, Chuuya's gaze softens into something a touch sad. He wasn't close to Guy, but what happened was definitely a shame, and it's upsetting Akira so it matters right now. So, with a quieter voice:]
Hey. It'll be alright. Just like last time, yeah? We'll get 'em back.
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Date: 2020-06-29 11:15 pm (UTC)[he knows this and he believes this, with all of his heart. it's just. . .]
[. . .]
[it's hard to talk about, and Akira suspects Chuuya will tell him that it isn't his fault, just as so many others had]
. . . I know.
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Date: 2020-06-30 01:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-06-30 01:39 pm (UTC)[Akira, unsurprisingly, goes easily into the hug, and this time he is less surprised by it. with a light huff (the sound is grateful) he leans into it, his own arms wrapping around Chuuya's back]
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Date: 2020-06-30 05:22 pm (UTC)And hugs are great. Hugs make everything feel like it's going to be okay. And that's what Chuuya wants Akira to feel: that everything's going to turn out alright.
Because it will. Chuuya will make sure of that.]
Y'know, it sucks right now, but the fact that it hurts means he was important to you, yeah?
[And this time, he'll actually let his hand go up into Akira's hair and do the scalp-massage-thingy. He's found that to be really helpful at keeping people calm.]