[He crumples like he's been struck, and draws his knees up to his chest. His breath feels hot, skin feverish, and almost- he wishes he wasn't wearing such dark colours. Everything in him is screaming to run, to get out and breathe while he can.]
[Fire, huh. Kyle's water, and he feels trapped inside the dam. He thought he was past this, well past feeling so trapped and edgy around Jim, and immediately his mind goes back to his room, with his paints. With Guy, or with Sora, working there. The quiet. He struggles for it, fingers scrabbling for purchase, but it's too much like drowning.]
[Still waters. He exhales, and says quietly-]
Then don't. Nobody asked you to help me.
[I'm not going to be a burden. That's all he hears, from Jim. Tell me why I should carry you, and there's no reason.]
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[Fire, huh. Kyle's water, and he feels trapped inside the dam. He thought he was past this, well past feeling so trapped and edgy around Jim, and immediately his mind goes back to his room, with his paints. With Guy, or with Sora, working there. The quiet. He struggles for it, fingers scrabbling for purchase, but it's too much like drowning.]
[Still waters. He exhales, and says quietly-]
Then don't. Nobody asked you to help me.
[I'm not going to be a burden. That's all he hears, from Jim. Tell me why I should carry you, and there's no reason.]