[Kido leans her head against his, stroking his back in slow, soothing motions. Crying is okay. They haven't allowed themselves to really cry in a long time; not over this, not over the things they hid away a long, long time ago.
It's just me she thinks, I won't let anyone hear or see you like this if you don't want that but that's probably why he won't let himself. It's someone he wants to protect without allowing those bruises to be seen. But she knows they're there.
She murmurs a soft 'it's okay, I'm still here' as she keeps him close.]
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It's just me she thinks, I won't let anyone hear or see you like this if you don't want that but that's probably why he won't let himself. It's someone he wants to protect without allowing those bruises to be seen. But she knows they're there.
She murmurs a soft 'it's okay, I'm still here' as she keeps him close.]