Finally, a serious one that isn't about angst! A lot of people take Axel's obsession with Roxas as him being in love with Roxas. But I don't see it that way. The reason he was so attached to Roxas was because for so long he hadn't felt anything. Then this kid comes along and reminds him what it was like. It makes sense that he wouldn;t want to lose the person who reminded him what it was like to have a heart, especially after he'd forgotten for so long. Roxas made him feel like he had a heart -he was his best friend. Any love between them was platonic, and Xion was a part of it too. They're a family. X3
Speaking of angst, btw, I changed the genre of the fic... Angst is officially one of the genres XD
Like I Had a Heart
Everyone in the Organization had a power, an attribute. It was sort of like losing a sense -that attribute made its presence known to make up for the chasm in your chest.
Now Roxas and Xion were different. Supposedly, they had power over light, but unlike the others they couldn't harness their attribute like a weapon. They couldn't shoot beams of light at will or glow or anything. Axel figured their light shone through in a different way.
Their light filled them, made them more real. Made it seem like they had hearts. And it made him feel real too.
8D