#I'm rambling but basically I want sora to go bonkers over yonkers with his reckless urge to protect people

[landprince]

sora's died for a friend before and has laughed it off. no big deal. just stabbed himself in the chest and miracle of miracles he came back safe and sound no worse for wear.

but I want him to have not forgotten riku's sacrifice to save him in kh3

to die for someone is a lot. it's the ultimate form of love in someone's mind most times.

and I want sora to be so so terrified of losing riku, especially to protect him of all people, that he gets even more reckless with his life and is the first to jump in front of riku to take the hit, to take the bullet.

he'll laugh it off afterwards, that's what sora does, but he's clinging to riku's hand the whole time. grip so strong riku thinks a finger might be numb by now.

and I want riku to not remember any part of the sacrifice for sora. I want him oblivious and short-tempered whenever sora protects him in any form, because "I love you, I'm older than you, I'm supposed to protect you"

and I want sora's eyes to show fear and loss one can't imagine unless they've gone through it before while he laughs and finally releases riku's hand and apologizes in that carefree-but-not-quite way of his that he'll stop putting himself in danger if he can help it.

but he can't help it. he does it again and again and again and riku tells him next time you won't be so lucky and sora laughs while trying not to cry.