[Luke felt like there was a choking hold on his throat, and yet that was the thing that kept him safe over a pit where he didn't know what was at the bottom. He knew this was his fault, he knew he ought to be dropped even though he didn't want it, he knew what awaited him. It was awful. It seemed like every damn thing that happened was his fault.
But then Asch says those words, and instead of falling, he's pulled back to the edge instead, and slowly that hold on his neck is loosening. It makes him open his eyes - a couple of tears slip out, dammit, and for him to freeze up a little. This... what?]
It doesn't?
[His own voice sounds choked, too, because talking hurts right now. He presses his lips together and shuts his eyes again - stupid.
... But somehow that crushing pain in his chest is... lessening, little by little. With what Asch said, with some... unnameable realization starting to come to him. He just has to grasp it, and maybe... maybe he'll - they'll be okay.]
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But then Asch says those words, and instead of falling, he's pulled back to the edge instead, and slowly that hold on his neck is loosening. It makes him open his eyes - a couple of tears slip out, dammit, and for him to freeze up a little. This... what?]
It doesn't?
[His own voice sounds choked, too, because talking hurts right now. He presses his lips together and shuts his eyes again - stupid.
... But somehow that crushing pain in his chest is... lessening, little by little. With what Asch said, with some... unnameable realization starting to come to him. He just has to grasp it, and maybe... maybe he'll - they'll be okay.]