he doesn't say anything, just shifts so that he can properly cradle the sobbing boy in his lap and ducks his head so that he's huddled as close and tightly over him as he can be, rocking him gently. the only thing he can offer is a quiet murmur -- to keep crying even if it hurts. it's obvious that he's been punishing himself so cruelly, keeping this all inside... trying to deal with these horrible thoughts and desperate fears a ten year old has no right facing or dealing with...
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he doesn't say anything, just shifts so that he can properly cradle the sobbing boy in his lap and ducks his head so that he's huddled as close and tightly over him as he can be, rocking him gently. the only thing he can offer is a quiet murmur -- to keep crying even if it hurts. it's obvious that he's been punishing himself so cruelly, keeping this all inside... trying to deal with these horrible thoughts and desperate fears a ten year old has no right facing or dealing with...
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