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Within the bleak and empty walls of the MILGRAM prison, in an empty cell lies a blue haired boy. Without a noise to be heard he sits on the hard floor, it wasn’t like there was any beds , so it was difficult to sleep at night. Though more importantly, the faint noise of stifled sobs and sniffles can be heard from the first cell of the hall.
Cell 001
There he was, Haruka, currently sobbing on the floor of his cell, he was being quiet of course, he wouldn’t want to bother anyone with his existence especially since Mu is only a few cells away right? She would feel bad and have to take care of him, right? The sniffles of the boy only soften as time goes on, though it seems only one person caught wind of the noise. The person being of course, Mikoto. How unfortunate for Haruka, huh?
Mikoto quietly made it out of his cell, sneaking past the other cells while ever so slightly peeking inside, it’s about the same in every single cell huh.. a height chart and a stair like structure, nothing else. He takes no kind of that as he continues to go investigate the source of the sniffling, and of course comfort whoever it was. Mikoto peeks into Haruka’s cell, waving while still not trying to startle the younger and clearly more sensitive boy.
”Haru-Kun, everything okay?” Mikoto asked, Haruka’s head turned quickly towards the direction of where the voice came from. He seemed, disappointed? Having expected it to be Mu, Mu would have taken care of him anyway, right? Mikoto gives a worried glance to Haruka, who currently still has tears running down his face. Haruka wipes his face off, it may not be Mu but at least someone was here.
”It’s fine..!” Haruka stands up from the ground, facing Mikoto. Haruka’s hands seem to be shaking, and he seems overall upset. Mikoto walks a bit further into the cell, maybe it was brotherly instincts or something, but he really wanted to comfort Haruka in the moment. Haruka takes a step back , but he doesn’t move further than that. He can trust Mikoto, just like he can trust Mu..!
“It looks like you were crying, are you sure it’s fine?” Mikoto asks, his eyebrows furrowing slightly though his words were smooth, after years of business he knows his way around a conversation of course, he approaches Haruka, placing a hand on his shoulder as a form of comfort(?) Haruka stares for a moment in reaction to this, but he seems to appreciate the attention he gets, SOMEONES worried about him..! A worthless child, like him..! Miss Mu must have been right.. he’s so glad!
As more tears roll down Haruka’s face, having not stopped since before he tried to wipe them. He just, smiles at Mikoto. It’s a fairly odd sight when you see someone crying and smiling at the same time, especially when it’s not just happy tears, he moves his hands up and clasps them over his chest and where his heart would be.
”Mikoto-Kun… you’re really thoughtful. Even to a waste of breath like me..!” Haruka claimed, the strange smile still plastered over his face as tears rolled down like an endless waterfall. Before, he seemed way more confident thanks to Mu’s help, but it seems as if Mu may of had ultimately been using Haruka for her own benefit, it’s not like Haruka minded anyway. It’s a good thing to be used, isn’t it?
Mikoto Stares at Haruka, his eyes widening ever so slightly from the statement of the younger boy, he puts his other hand on Haruka’s shoulder, now having a firm grip on both shoulders as he pulls him into a comforting hug.
”Haru-Kun, you really shouldn’t think that way! It’s not good for your mental health if you think of yourself in any sort of way like that.” As Mikoto speaks, he pats Haruka’s back in a comforting manner. Trying to comfort the boy without talking to much, as it seems talking doesn’t seem to help Haruka much, maybe acts of kindness are better.
Haruka, who has been fairly touch starved for the majority of his life ends up beginning to cry harder, it’s fairly hard to believe anyone would genuinely desire to comfort you when in your entire life you’ve been neglected and ignored by those around you. Despite the tears and the sudden shakiness in his body, Haruka hugs back. It’s as if Mikoto is a brother, or a caring family member that Haruka never had before.
The two hug for a while, Mikoto comforting the previously crying Haruka while Haruka confides in him, after Haruka manages to calm down the two of them part ways, leaving Haruka alone in his cell again.
it’s not unusual for him to be alone, but his entire existence feels empty after being comforted like that…
it’s just so wonderful to have pity, right?