[ She's still at first. Without words, without expression- at least for as far as he can see. But then her mouth moves, forming syllables on quiet unsteady breath. ]
...He can't be. There's no way! Axel wouldn't- he-! [ But a little voice in the back of her head cuts her off. Because that little voice knows how much Roxas had mattered to him. Known how conflicted he had been as he'd grown close to her, too. Stuck in the middle. Wanting to be there for her but being so wary of the Organization. There had been a constant divide, one that allotted her escape only to corral her back in later. Maybe it had only been after losing them, maybe that had been the time he had thrown everything to the wind, had done as he wished instead of what he'd been ordered. It wasn't a stretch to believe. And Roxas had his connections to Sora. They both did. But for Axel to do that...
She shakes her head slowly and her eyes are burning. Something's pressing in on her chest, too. She doesn't know what, but it hurts and the strain won't stop. ]
And so you're forever doomed due to that cute.
...He can't be. There's no way! Axel wouldn't- he-! [ But a little voice in the back of her head cuts her off. Because that little voice knows how much Roxas had mattered to him. Known how conflicted he had been as he'd grown close to her, too. Stuck in the middle. Wanting to be there for her but being so wary of the Organization. There had been a constant divide, one that allotted her escape only to corral her back in later. Maybe it had only been after losing them, maybe that had been the time he had thrown everything to the wind, had done as he wished instead of what he'd been ordered. It wasn't a stretch to believe. And Roxas had his connections to Sora. They both did. But for Axel to do that...
She shakes her head slowly and her eyes are burning. Something's pressing in on her chest, too. She doesn't know what, but it hurts and the strain won't stop. ]
He can't be...