Shūhei's POV
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He watched the body of the dying man, face paralysed watching a process he'd seen countless times before. But this time was different. His heart was tearing as he stared at the fading man. His chest had been punctured and part of his neck torn, as well as several other wound which seemed insignificant in light of the other two. Blood flowed openly from the two great wounds, life draining away with them. But what hurt Shūhei the most wasn't the physical pain the man was clearly enduring – it was the aura of fear and abject misery surrounding him. He seemed so pitiful lying in a growing pool of his own blood, alone and afraid in his final moments. As tears began to roll from his sightless eyes, Shūhei felt the overwhelming desire to reach out to the man.
"Don't," a warning voice barked. He held back, eyes still caught on the dying man.
And then he began to sob. There was nothing more pitiful and heartbreaking in the world than seeing a man so close to death yet so afraid of dying. Ignoring the word of warning from his companion, Shūhei swiftly move and knelt, reaching for the broken man.
No matter what, he was still human. No matter what, Shūhei still held him dearly in his heart, despite all he had done. He felt so compelled to reach out to the man to try and ease his pain and misery that no consequences could hold him back from giving any comfort and compassion he could possibly offer. His own tears silently formed and slid down his cheeks as his hand found the other's. Taking it firmly in his own, he brought it up to the man's chest, his other brushing gently over the braided hair and he leant forward and whispered in the man's ear. A tremor of shock rippled through the man as he reacted to Shūhei's voice, his tears flowing faster for a second before abating slightly. And still he kept whispering those words into his ear.
"Shh. I'm here, Taicho, I'm here. It's okay…"
He hoped desperately that, in his final moments, Tōsen realised he had forgiven him.
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So there is more... I didn't end it here (although I could have). I'm going to set this as complete for now, though, until I have enough formatted to upload.