[It isn't meant to linger because they can't, and though people are quick to call Naruto an optimist, he's acutely aware of what it means to take a risk on the battlefield. Diverting his attention, even for a few seconds, could spell disaster- but this is important too. He'd seen the look on Bolin's face, like he was getting lost in the space between his head and his heart, between himself and other people.
His palm slaps between the man's shoulder blades, an encouraging clap in the moment before they pull away. It's about solidarity, not comfort- letting Bolin he wasn't alone in the way he was feeling even if they didn't know how to make things better, how to solve this world's problems in a way that didn't end in blood and more blood. Sometimes, in Naruto's experience at least, all you need is to know that someone else is standing there with you. The echoing squeeze leaves him warm and full, thrumming with their connection even as they break it.]
Where do you gotta go?
[It's hard to know if the scene is more or less chaotic- there's so much smoke.]
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His palm slaps between the man's shoulder blades, an encouraging clap in the moment before they pull away. It's about solidarity, not comfort- letting Bolin he wasn't alone in the way he was feeling even if they didn't know how to make things better, how to solve this world's problems in a way that didn't end in blood and more blood. Sometimes, in Naruto's experience at least, all you need is to know that someone else is standing there with you. The echoing squeeze leaves him warm and full, thrumming with their connection even as they break it.]
Where do you gotta go?
[It's hard to know if the scene is more or less chaotic- there's so much smoke.]
I can cover you.