Koby.

[ he sighs, curling his arms tighter around him, drawing him in and keeping his lips pressed to his boyfriend's skin. he can feel the hurt and the pain bleeding off of him and it makes his stomach churn, makes his head spin. what he would do to protect his soft heart from the world, whether it was right or wrong. ]

There isn't a why. People like this... it's for their entertainment. There's no good left. There are evil people in this world and while they can be put down for good, it just takes time. It always takes time and pain.

[ he sighs, pressing a litany of kisses against koby's temple, his nose, his cheeks. ]

If I could send you back to your land of seas right now I would, even if it meant being apart from you. I'm sorry we had to meet this way, but I'll do everything I can to protect you. Everything, even when I have no power here.

[ the light in his eyes burns a little brighter, the flicker of cool, blue magic sparking into life and floating on the air, falling into koby's pink hair, warm across his brow, his freckles. he doesn't even realize he's doing it, but his heart aches for him. ]

You're everything to me.