boggart aftermath

[cooopout]

[he's just sort of walking aimlessly out by the forest, his clothes unkempt and a completely lost look on his face]

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[cooopout]

[looks up, a little startled, and... tries not to flinch]

...Hina.

[strooonger]

Did you see something too?

[cooopout]

...eh?

[strooonger]

I saw you die.

[cooopout]

...what? [weakly]

[strooonger]

It was horrible.

[cooopout]

Hina... [reaching out to you hesitantly]

I--I'm right here.

[strooonger]

I know.

[cooopout]

...I saw you too.

[drops his hand helplessly, his belly sick]

You were upset that I got hurt so often on the job, and told me that I was a neglectful older brother for letting Ankh possess me and leaving you alone for a year.

[strooonger]

That's not true at all!

[cooopout]

[just swallows hard, looking at you helplessly]

[strooonger]

I've never thought that, oniichan!

[cooopout]

[squeezes his eyes shut and drops his head, nodding a little]

[strooonger]

Oniichan?

[cooopout]

It seemed so real. [his voice soft and choked]

[strooonger]

[ hugs you tight ]

It wasn't, though. Not at all.

[cooopout]

[wraps his arms around you fiercely, hugging you back]

Neither was what you saw. I'm here.

[strooonger]

I'm here for you too.

[ hug hug hug ]