[ "It's okay to cry" always gets them, in the end.
Her body is as tense as his, but she doesn't move away, doesn't budge when he finally just lets himself cry onto her shoulder. If this were Ken, she would reach up and try and soothe him with a gentle hand on his head or back--but this is Tetsuo, so she just remains as she is for now, even when her heart is breaking for the poor kid. ]
You can work through this, Tetsuo. You're going to have to. But you can do it.
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Her body is as tense as his, but she doesn't move away, doesn't budge when he finally just lets himself cry onto her shoulder. If this were Ken, she would reach up and try and soothe him with a gentle hand on his head or back--but this is Tetsuo, so she just remains as she is for now, even when her heart is breaking for the poor kid. ]
You can work through this, Tetsuo. You're going to have to. But you can do it.