(apollo understands more than anything the suffering nahyuta's been holding inside. his life completely changed fourteen years ago, taken away from everyone he knows and loves, holding onto a false promise that he would come back someday. he lost a mentor he thought he could trust, his best friend to help him through the worst, and now his father after they'd finally reconnected.

after apollo finally wanted to be back in his life.

he wishes the effects of the liquid would dissipate, so he could handle this properly, have a talk with nahyuta where they both aren't just barely keeping it together. while apollo has been trying to forget his old life, nahyuta spent most of that time suffering, under someone else's control. he still hurts, apollo still wants to burst into tears and curse the world for everything it's done to him, but somehow, in the face of his friend, of his brother, falling apart like this.

his arms wrap about nahyuta tightly again, this time in an effort to offer him some peace he do rightly deserves. his voice is shaky, pained, ready to cry, but he speaks with conviction. his words will not be doubted.) He was always thinking of you, too. He wanted to help you more than anyone, and I know if he saw you now, he'd be so proud of you, Nahyuta. He'd be happier than all of us for you.