( he finds he doesn't need to be a telepath β to have that empathic connection with others to feel the pain that wade must have gone through and that some part of him might still carry with him within his memories. anyone capable of feeling would feel for him and nate can't help but bring both hands to gently cradle the other mutant's face within them, bright blue eyes sadly looking to him from his spot beneath his... beneath wade. )
I'm sorry.
( soft, sincere. a shake of his head, he noses at wade, gently. )
I won't let anyone hurt you like that again. Not in a way that leaves deep scars on your mind.
( because wade has physical scars, he knows. wade likes to be hurt by others, he knows. but this? this was something entirely different. this was cruel in a way that wade didn't want or deserve and nate will rearrange every atom and cell within anyone who tries to hurt him like this again and blow them apart. )
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I'm sorry.
( soft, sincere. a shake of his head, he noses at wade, gently. )
I won't let anyone hurt you like that again. Not in a way that leaves deep scars on your mind.
( because wade has physical scars, he knows. wade likes to be hurt by others, he knows. but this? this was something entirely different. this was cruel in a way that wade didn't want or deserve and nate will rearrange every atom and cell within anyone who tries to hurt him like this again and blow them apart. )