[The pain is shared between them like a hot pool of lava, scorching nerves, more real and vibrant than he's felt in some time. Or it seems that way. Maybe he's so dead inside, it's surprising to feel a rush of passionate determination that doesn't belong to him, a running river beneath the agony of anger. The enhancement brought on by the empathy bond is almost too much to bear when he's used to much less intensity.
Itachi goes slack in the arms crushed around him. As slack as he's capable, muscles still wired with tension that sits second nature in who he is. He's even dragged off toes with enough strength to squeeze the air trapped in his chest until he gasps it out.
It wouldn't be accurate to say he's given up - body dormant, a finely honed tool waiting for some opening - but he's not punching Gladio in the gut. His face is crushed somewhere in the broad span of Gladio's bare shoulder, cheek to bone, nose inhaling the scent of the other man's skin. This is so fucking gay...
Enjoy the horrible experiencing of sharing Itachi's emotions, anyway. There's a lot of self-hatred mired in there.]
How is this... [airless and guttural,] meant to stop it?
[At least he possesses the awareness to know something is very wrong.]
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Itachi goes slack in the arms crushed around him. As slack as he's capable, muscles still wired with tension that sits second nature in who he is. He's even dragged off toes with enough strength to squeeze the air trapped in his chest until he gasps it out.
It wouldn't be accurate to say he's given up - body dormant, a finely honed tool waiting for some opening - but he's not punching Gladio in the gut. His face is crushed somewhere in the broad span of Gladio's bare shoulder, cheek to bone, nose inhaling the scent of the other man's skin. This is so fucking gay...
Enjoy the horrible experiencing of sharing Itachi's emotions, anyway. There's a lot of self-hatred mired in there.]
How is this... [airless and guttural,] meant to stop it?
[At least he possesses the awareness to know something is very wrong.]