forum Call my lifeline (one-on-one//closed)

Started February 25, 2019 by @ElderGod-Carrots

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Kyle nodded, "Of course I am, don't worry."

Arthur smiled, "Good… I…. I didn't wanna scare you away…."

Kyle looked up at him and offered a small smile back, "You could never."

I probably could… If you could see my scars…. Arthur smiled faintly, pushing that thought deep down, back into the pit it came from. "I'm glad…" he said,

A burst of cold wind made Kyle shiver, "Arthur? Can you hug me? I'm cold…"

"I don't care," Kyle muttered, "You're wearing more then me so you'll at least be a little warmer…"

"What part of vulnerable to cold did you miss?" asked Arthur with a grin.

Kyle lifted his head slightly and stuck his tongue out at him, "Shush and just enjoy the hug."

Arthur sighed, "So… you said earlier you wanted to learn self defense?"

"You have an amazing skill of ruining moments," Kyle placed his forehead on Arthur's chest, "But yeah, I did."

"Uhm… didn't mean to?" said Arthur sheepishly, "Uhm… do you still want me to teach you?"

Kyle shrugged, "Only if you want to. But you don't have to."

"You seem like you need it…." said Arthur, "Personally I don't like fighting…. but I know stuff that would scare you…"

"I don't like fighting either… one of the reasons why I don't fight back," He sighed softly, "I'd ask what you've seen but don't want to make you uncomfortable…"

"You don't wanna know what I've seen…" said Arthur softly, "But I can teach you how to fight back…"

"What if… what if I don't want to fight back?" He whispered, "What if I deserve it?"

"No one deserves to be hurt for something they have no control over…" said Arthur flatly. "no one."

"Tell that to everybody at school and the parents…" Kyle muttered.

"We can do better than that, we can show them" said Arthur,

"We?" Kyle looked up at him.

"I'm gonna help you show them that powers aren't everything" said Arthur, "I learned a long time ago that power isn't always a good thing."

Kyle felt himself tearing up a little, "Thank-you, Arthur."

Arthur smiled, "for you? I think I might do anything…"

Kyle blushed furiously, "I can say the same."

Arthur went red to, smiling as pulled Kyle closer wrapping him in a big bear hug.