It was not so unusual for Vincent to be comforting someone who'd been through a trauma. He'd taken care of Tseng and Elena after what the Remnants did to them, he'd helped a few people after the Battle Royale incident, he'd spoken with Reeve after Deep Ground had attacked, and helped to nurse Anael back to health somewhat, before... well. That
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Cloud squeezes Sephiroth's hand again, trying to calm him down.
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...He's not averse to just sitting there in silence for a while longer, though, his throat still tight from crying and his head throbbing slightly.
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So, he blanks his mind, and for lack of a better term for it, he lets himself drift. He doesn't think. He just does. And slowly, uncertainly, his arms wrap around Vincent's shoulders and he just holds onto him.
Maybe, he half-thinks, even if it's just a little, they can let out some of this pain together.
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He shakes a little; thrown off-guard and still hurt by his memories He holds Sephiroth to him more tightly, rubbing the teen's back as his breaths become longer and more labored. He's sobbing now, slowly and silently.
He'd seen. He'd seen too much... And it was all still there, just below the surface...
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And with that in mind, he says it again, his hold tightening. "I know."
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"No," it's not a correction; it's pure terrified denial, and sounds like it. "You-- can't know."
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"Vincent," Cloud interjects, "Calm down. It's okay. Don't be scared..."
But his heart's beating fast and strong. "You don't," he states again, "You don't know me." He pulled Sephiroth to him again, if only to hide the fact that he was so deeply flushed and crying.
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