[There isn't a world where Riku would ever ask Sora to apologize for this. While Sora will run himself ragged saving everyone—and that is quite literally what happened back home—he knows that he has to be there to back his friend up. It's not that Sora is easily hurt or easily lost. It's that his heart connects to everyone so easily. Riku needs Sora to be Sora. No matter what that means. No matter what it takes.
He bobs his head with a quick "mm" sound, reaching over to take Sora's hand.
His chest begins to glow before he realizes what he's done—and he's not thinking it through, not entirely. He's done his thinking. Right now, his heart is guiding him, telling him what he needs to know: that his best friend isn't gone. Just as he told Sora he didn't want to give up, Riku himself didn't want to do that. Couldn't do that.
The feeling is at once one of peace and ease: resolve. Determination. But a deep-seated understanding of who Riku is seeps through: a constant of appreciation and love for the boy in front of him. The center of his life in every way. He would always be there to follow him, to protect him and care for him. Unconditional love isn't the sort of thing that's a constant, overwhelming feeling. It's just there in the peace, the resolve, the certainty. His love for Sora calms his head and heart, showing him the way.
When he speaks, it becomes clearer:] We need you to keep getting into those situations. I'll just be there to back you up. Always do what you need to do.
[Riku could keep beating himself up about allowing Sora to make that choice, but he knew what it meant on that day. He knows what it means now. He accepts it, grasps it, understands it, and doesn't resent it. Maybe he should. But he's no longer the know-it-all child trying to grasp for power he didn't understand to protect a boy he loved more than anything. He knew and understood that love, and understood why he'd do anything for Sora.
The emotion behind that is complicated in how it's evolved, but simple in how it presents. And Riku will give off a sense of foundation and certainty to it, more than he's ever felt about anything in his life.]
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He bobs his head with a quick "mm" sound, reaching over to take Sora's hand.
His chest begins to glow before he realizes what he's done—and he's not thinking it through, not entirely. He's done his thinking. Right now, his heart is guiding him, telling him what he needs to know: that his best friend isn't gone. Just as he told Sora he didn't want to give up, Riku himself didn't want to do that. Couldn't do that.
The feeling is at once one of peace and ease: resolve. Determination. But a deep-seated understanding of who Riku is seeps through: a constant of appreciation and love for the boy in front of him. The center of his life in every way. He would always be there to follow him, to protect him and care for him. Unconditional love isn't the sort of thing that's a constant, overwhelming feeling. It's just there in the peace, the resolve, the certainty. His love for Sora calms his head and heart, showing him the way.
When he speaks, it becomes clearer:] We need you to keep getting into those situations. I'll just be there to back you up. Always do what you need to do.
[Riku could keep beating himself up about allowing Sora to make that choice, but he knew what it meant on that day. He knows what it means now. He accepts it, grasps it, understands it, and doesn't resent it. Maybe he should. But he's no longer the know-it-all child trying to grasp for power he didn't understand to protect a boy he loved more than anything. He knew and understood that love, and understood why he'd do anything for Sora.
The emotion behind that is complicated in how it's evolved, but simple in how it presents. And Riku will give off a sense of foundation and certainty to it, more than he's ever felt about anything in his life.]