[ Marco's eyes clench shut more tightly, and he lets Ace ramble and sob for as long as it's frantic, letting him let it go. But when that clumsy hand tries to rub and soothe his back he scoffs and tightens his hold, grabbing Ace's arms and pulling them, carefully but firmly, up over his shoulders, around his neck. Stop trying to be strong every second, dammit. ]
Luffy's fine. Akainu didn't kill Luffy. We all stood in the way. Jimbei took off with Luffy. Trafalgar took Luffy in his submarine. Luffy's safe. It's been two years and Luffy's still okay, Luffy's still safe.
[ And still dethroning maniacs, but they can get to that. For now he just repeats Ace's baby brother's name, another port in a storm, an anchor and a promise. He's seen this kind of grief from survivors before, weathered it... but how do you get experience comforting people who returned from the dead? He'll have to hope it's similar, learn as he goes. Keep finding things to tether Ace here. ]
You're not going back. I won't let anyone touch you.
[ He will be the goddamn mooring line himself if he has to. ]
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Date: 2019-02-28 07:28 am (UTC)[ Marco's eyes clench shut more tightly, and he lets Ace ramble and sob for as long as it's frantic, letting him let it go. But when that clumsy hand tries to rub and soothe his back he scoffs and tightens his hold, grabbing Ace's arms and pulling them, carefully but firmly, up over his shoulders, around his neck. Stop trying to be strong every second, dammit. ]
Luffy's fine. Akainu didn't kill Luffy. We all stood in the way. Jimbei took off with Luffy. Trafalgar took Luffy in his submarine. Luffy's safe. It's been two years and Luffy's still okay, Luffy's still safe.
[ And still dethroning maniacs, but they can get to that. For now he just repeats Ace's baby brother's name, another port in a storm, an anchor and a promise. He's seen this kind of grief from survivors before, weathered it... but how do you get experience comforting people who returned from the dead? He'll have to hope it's similar, learn as he goes. Keep finding things to tether Ace here. ]
You're not going back. I won't let anyone touch you.
[ He will be the goddamn mooring line himself if he has to. ]