[Hearing those words for the first time made Korra hug herself tighter. Everything that had gone awry in her life had been something of her doing, and the one time someone had absolved her of any fault she couldn't have them.
Her lips trembled and twitched when she felt his cool touch on her shoulders. When he drew her into a hug she felt that large lump in her throat trying to constrict her breathing.
Nodding at his promise of being there, Korra put her forehead against her neck. The apology had severed exactly what she had wanted. That knot grew and she had to open her mouth to breathe and she choked out a muffle cry, her eyes stinging. She uncoiled her arms from herself and put them around Jack, the need to be hugged that everyone felt when they experienced emotional pain.
Unable to do anything but give out giving shuddering breathes, doing her best to hold in the pain that was stabbing at her heart, throat, and eyes. Korra nodded again, words weren't able to make it out of her.
A small, apology was all she managed to croak out. It was all she knew how to do, taking blame was ingrained with her and this was something new entirely. Finally she just gave in and cried openly into the collar of his jacket.]
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Her lips trembled and twitched when she felt his cool touch on her shoulders. When he drew her into a hug she felt that large lump in her throat trying to constrict her breathing.
Nodding at his promise of being there, Korra put her forehead against her neck. The apology had severed exactly what she had wanted. That knot grew and she had to open her mouth to breathe and she choked out a muffle cry, her eyes stinging. She uncoiled her arms from herself and put them around Jack, the need to be hugged that everyone felt when they experienced emotional pain.
Unable to do anything but give out giving shuddering breathes, doing her best to hold in the pain that was stabbing at her heart, throat, and eyes. Korra nodded again, words weren't able to make it out of her.
A small, apology was all she managed to croak out. It was all she knew how to do, taking blame was ingrained with her and this was something new entirely. Finally she just gave in and cried openly into the collar of his jacket.]