[If Ain hadn't seen happy crying before, he'd genuinely think he like. broke him. But luckily... luckily, he knows better. This is the second time he's made the guy cry though he's sorry—
He reaches out for Vash's face, drawing the backs of his fingers over his cheek. There's a stray bit of hair he brushes away as he goes, letting his claws brush against the strands.]
I'll make sure it does. I told you that I would keep you safe, didn't I?
[And everything going right really is contingent upon them staying safe. Ain doesn't want them to be in danger, even if danger seeks them out constantly. Right now, he feels like he'd destroy anything that crossed them, which...
...well. That's how Ain normally feels, but it's worse now. It's far, far worse than usual, and that's because his anxiety riled him the fuck up and now he's thinking of all the things that could go wrong. His obsessiveness is kicking his ass.]
As long as I'm here...
[He trails off, but it's easy to guess what he was going to say.]
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He reaches out for Vash's face, drawing the backs of his fingers over his cheek. There's a stray bit of hair he brushes away as he goes, letting his claws brush against the strands.]
I'll make sure it does. I told you that I would keep you safe, didn't I?
[And everything going right really is contingent upon them staying safe. Ain doesn't want them to be in danger, even if danger seeks them out constantly. Right now, he feels like he'd destroy anything that crossed them, which...
...well. That's how Ain normally feels, but it's worse now. It's far, far worse than usual, and that's because his anxiety riled him the fuck up and now he's thinking of all the things that could go wrong. His obsessiveness is kicking his ass.]
As long as I'm here...
[He trails off, but it's easy to guess what he was going to say.]