[It'd be one thing if it was just Damian saying it wasn't his fault. He could probably brush it off, say he knows (even if he absolutely doesn't believe it, of course it's his fault, oh gods why did he listen to her, this wasn't safe) and assure them that things will be fine, but...
...well. The hug is unexpected and it ends up rendering a startled noise from him that's not quite a gasp and not quite choked tears. His expression shifts to surprise and he looks down at her for a moment like he's not sure what to do about that before tentatively draping an arm around her shoulders and sort of just dropping his face into Papika's hair.
Today's pretty much the worst.]
Maybe not, but I should have been able to save her. I shouldn't have listened. [It's probably muffled by Papika's scalp, but the intent is there. His limbs are shaky and he's tired, he doesn't want to actually face that this is now reality, but here they are.] Jason turned out okay when people were with him.
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...well. The hug is unexpected and it ends up rendering a startled noise from him that's not quite a gasp and not quite choked tears. His expression shifts to surprise and he looks down at her for a moment like he's not sure what to do about that before tentatively draping an arm around her shoulders and sort of just dropping his face into Papika's hair.
Today's pretty much the worst.]
Maybe not, but I should have been able to save her. I shouldn't have listened. [It's probably muffled by Papika's scalp, but the intent is there. His limbs are shaky and he's tired, he doesn't want to actually face that this is now reality, but here they are.] Jason turned out okay when people were with him.