[he doesn't respond initially, staring over Denmark's shoulder as though dazed by grief and biting his lip so hard now it's starting to bleed]
If only-- if only I'd stayed with him--
[and he can't hold it back any longer, letting out an outright sob as he presses his face into the other's shoulder and hugs him back, gripping him tight with his uninjured arm]
and mine _(:'a
If only-- if only I'd stayed with him--
[and he can't hold it back any longer, letting out an outright sob as he presses his face into the other's shoulder and hugs him back, gripping him tight with his uninjured arm]
I--
[manages to choke out a hoarse whisper]
....I'm sorry.