[there's no admonishment in the way she speaks to him, her voice deliberately light. as gentle as her grasp on him. although, considering his slight lean just now, she's wondering if she should tighten her grip, in case he starts swaying or if his knees buckle from under him. despite his best efforts to drag himself back into working order, he's still asking to be comforted—at least, subconsciously.
uraraka tries to stand straight and tall enough for the both of them. she's here. she isn't letting go.]
Even if you're sad. Even if you're scared. Even if you're someone gross, who cries big, fat, baby tears and rubs their snot all over their friends— [uraraka pauses here, less for dramatic effect, more because she's running out of pep talk material. also, her throat is closing up a little and her eyes are getting all watery, so that might be a sign that her emotions are overwhelming her. darn it.
but she presses on, because that's all a person can do sometimes. that's all any of them can do.]
Even if you're all those things, you can still be the coolest hero in the world, Deku. And you're the one who taught me that.
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[there's no admonishment in the way she speaks to him, her voice deliberately light. as gentle as her grasp on him. although, considering his slight lean just now, she's wondering if she should tighten her grip, in case he starts swaying or if his knees buckle from under him. despite his best efforts to drag himself back into working order, he's still asking to be comforted—at least, subconsciously.
uraraka tries to stand straight and tall enough for the both of them. she's here. she isn't letting go.]
Even if you're sad. Even if you're scared. Even if you're someone gross, who cries big, fat, baby tears and rubs their snot all over their friends— [uraraka pauses here, less for dramatic effect, more because she's running out of pep talk material. also, her throat is closing up a little and her eyes are getting all watery, so that might be a sign that her emotions are overwhelming her. darn it.
but she presses on, because that's all a person can do sometimes. that's all any of them can do.]
Even if you're all those things, you can still be the coolest hero in the world, Deku. And you're the one who taught me that.