[Killua's a little surprised—by the boiling puddles, at least, and it takes him a moment to realize exactly what's happening there. he's less surprised, however, by the creeping despair and the culmination of Blue's frustration.
his jaw sets a little, remembering in NGL when Gon had broken down in front of him, a wreck of tears in frustration and failure. how he'd cried off and on for a couple of hours as they were transported to their destination together, Gon on the floor, and Killua on the bench they were intended to sit on in the truck back, simply watching him. his heart hurt for his friend the entire ride, but he didn't want to slight his stinging wounds due to the nature of his state. affirming someone's pain too directly is like calling out someone's weakness, sometimes...
but Killua feels like this might be a little different. to his question, Killua of course has nothing to say. he's familiar with that frustration, too—but Gon also understands him plenty, and they'd finally worked out that miscommunication tonight anyways... and even if he could impart some indication of relating, Killua's not trying to make this about himself.]
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his jaw sets a little, remembering in NGL when Gon had broken down in front of him, a wreck of tears in frustration and failure. how he'd cried off and on for a couple of hours as they were transported to their destination together, Gon on the floor, and Killua on the bench they were intended to sit on in the truck back, simply watching him. his heart hurt for his friend the entire ride, but he didn't want to slight his stinging wounds due to the nature of his state. affirming someone's pain too directly is like calling out someone's weakness, sometimes...
but Killua feels like this might be a little different. to his question, Killua of course has nothing to say. he's familiar with that frustration, too—but Gon also understands him plenty, and they'd finally worked out that miscommunication tonight anyways... and even if he could impart some indication of relating, Killua's not trying to make this about himself.]
Hey...Let's—sit down for a minute.