#◈ BECAUSE YOU ARE THE SURVIVOR OF MORE THAN ONE LIFE [SETIROPHX]

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He isn't shocked that the other male is upset. So much had happened in such a short period of time, they hadn't been able to process anything, let alone breathe or relax. Jae-hyo was paranoid as ever, but couldn't leave weapons taped beneath tables and drawers for Al to get into. Sephiroth also did regular patrols around the perimeter of the property to ensure there weren't trespassers or scouts trying to ferret out their location. Between having the fix nearly everything in the abandoned hanok, they also had zero experience raising a child. Al had already tried to run away once before, but luckily he hadn't gotten hurt or lost. But that lone incident had managed to make both Seph and Jae realize they needed to deal with things in a more sensitive manner and arguing was not it.

They'd both apologized and agreed to prioritize Al's health and well being first and foremost, as they had before, but with more... situational awareness. He was just a scared kid who'd only known very business-like and unemotional interactions from people who treated him like a thing rather than a person. Sephiroth had mentioned being raised in a similar way, which sounded just about as horrifying as humanly possible. Yoon couldn't even imagine what either of them had to shoulder, all while being alone- completely isolated from anyone besides lab technicians and Shinra employees.

He immediately approached and sat down on his knees, wrapping both arms around the cage of the taller man's ribs. In any other situation, Jae would have been completely out of his element or a non-presence. He simply did not deal with real emotions of own, of course he'd balk at the concept of trying to emotionally support another human being. He wasn't even that great with Al, to be perfectly honest. As uncomfortable as these new and intense experiences were, he was finding it easier to express how he felt and communicate what he needed to.

"That's not true. I wouldn't have been able to do this without you, are you kidding?" he insists, rubbing his dominant hand in small circles between Sephiroth's shoulder blades.

"... Talk to me. Just tell me anything you want to say. I won't judge, I'll listen. I know the situation isn't ideal and that things have been tense. Anything that's hurting you or causing you stress- I want to be able to help shoulder that."