[Prompto swallows. Looks down again. After a while, he manages a tiny nod.]
I know you won't, buddy.
[But that isn't the problem. He drops his hands into his lap, then picks them up to start picking at the edges of his wristband again.]
I can take care of myself if it comes to it, you know. But I need you to keep yourself safe, too, okay? I'm not... It's...
[Chewing his lip, struggling to find the right words, Prompto squints off into the distance and then lets his head hang.]
If he takes you away again, if he hurts you, I.
[That's it, right there. In that reality, with Noct lost, Noct in pain--how can Prompto even contemplate living like that? He knots his hands together and pushes them between his knees, shakes his head, and rocks a little.]
You can't know what it was like. Fighting so hard to get back to you, and then. And then. Knowing I was the trap, and... he got you. And you weren't there anymore. I can't. Not again, Noct. I can't.
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Date: 2019-03-26 03:38 pm (UTC)I know you won't, buddy.
[But that isn't the problem. He drops his hands into his lap, then picks them up to start picking at the edges of his wristband again.]
I can take care of myself if it comes to it, you know. But I need you to keep yourself safe, too, okay? I'm not... It's...
[Chewing his lip, struggling to find the right words, Prompto squints off into the distance and then lets his head hang.]
If he takes you away again, if he hurts you, I.
[That's it, right there. In that reality, with Noct lost, Noct in pain--how can Prompto even contemplate living like that? He knots his hands together and pushes them between his knees, shakes his head, and rocks a little.]
You can't know what it was like. Fighting so hard to get back to you, and then. And then. Knowing I was the trap, and... he got you. And you weren't there anymore. I can't. Not again, Noct. I can't.