Axel had been busily tuning out the woman's inane babbling when Larxene struck the very chord that made his mechanical heart plummet beyond his stomach and into his very bowels. No shock had hit him, as the inevitable had been foreshadowed ever since he spoke with Luxord himself yesterday. Instead, something calmly washed over him that caused his jaw to clench before finally going lax.
It was acceptance, and a painful one at that. The redhead bowed his head slightly, but he still fought to keep it as high as he was able. Axel had already lost his best friend once, and he'd long since been informed of being a failure for not bringing him back. This could almost be a step above all of that if he was selfish enough; after all, there was always the chance of Roxas coming back here.
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"Maybe I should take a trip to the second floor one of these days. I haven't actually gotten a good look at it myself." Axel remarked finally, loosening his grip on his spoon.
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Axel had been busily tuning out the woman's inane babbling when Larxene struck the very chord that made his mechanical heart plummet beyond his stomach and into his very bowels. No shock had hit him, as the inevitable had been foreshadowed ever since he spoke with Luxord himself yesterday. Instead, something calmly washed over him that caused his jaw to clench before finally going lax.
It was acceptance, and a painful one at that. The redhead bowed his head slightly, but he still fought to keep it as high as he was able. Axel had already lost his best friend once, and he'd long since been informed of being a failure for not bringing him back. This could almost be a step above all of that if he was selfish enough; after all, there was always the chance of Roxas coming back here.
...
"Maybe I should take a trip to the second floor one of these days. I haven't actually gotten a good look at it myself." Axel remarked finally, loosening his grip on his spoon.