[Komaeda is looking at Atem now, his head tilted ever so slightly.]
But isn't hurting just a part of living? If we didn't have bad times, we wouldn't be able to appreciate the good. Just as hope can't exist without despair.
[With that attention no longer on his tail, Komaeda reaches out to try and do his best at taking both of Atem's hands in his own.]
I may not be strong, and I may not be fast, but I can protect you in other ways. [His tail tightens around Atem's hip, too,] I've had the chance to learn that... sometimes protection isn't about preventing harm, but helping to heal from it.
We've hurt each other in a lot of ways, but we also have the capacity to help heal each other too, you know?
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[Komaeda is looking at Atem now, his head tilted ever so slightly.]
But isn't hurting just a part of living? If we didn't have bad times, we wouldn't be able to appreciate the good. Just as hope can't exist without despair.
[With that attention no longer on his tail, Komaeda reaches out to try and do his best at taking both of Atem's hands in his own.]
I may not be strong, and I may not be fast, but I can protect you in other ways. [His tail tightens around Atem's hip, too,] I've had the chance to learn that... sometimes protection isn't about preventing harm, but helping to heal from it.
We've hurt each other in a lot of ways, but we also have the capacity to help heal each other too, you know?