#epitomees; 001

[greatsealed]

SONG LYRIC STARTERS || ALWAYS ACCEPTING! || @epitomees

epitomees asked: “I’m sorry that I exist.” (From Aigis)

[Did Aigis...really see herself as a burden? Even after what happened on the 3rd, Minato didn't blame her -- nobody did. She'd been under Ikutsuki's control, and besides, she'd been able to fight her programming enough to free them. In that sense, Aigis had been their hero. She was nothing short of crucial.]

[He couldn't think of a single point in time when he wished that she'd never existed; even when she hugged him and refused to let go at Yakushima, when she barged into his room to act as an early alarm, or when she made a scene in class because she wanted to sit next to him, he hadn't been upset with her. Like everything else back then, he reacted with nonchalance. She wasn't trying to hurt anybody. She was just a bit...clingy. It was actually kind of nice to have somebody looking out for him the way she did.]

[So...could this be about something else?]

❝ There's no reason to be sorry, Aigis. ❞ [He spoke sincerely, with concern that he'd been scared to show for a while. Aigis deserved a genuine response here, especially since he might be the only one who could properly comfort her.] ❝ Is...something wrong? You can talk to us -- to me. ❞