"So to repeat without all the m-messy details. I had to grow up to fast and would get beaten for any reason what so ever and sent to get money and st-stuff because I was to cutesy for my dads liking and I had to 'be a man' even at age six."
Itsuki let out a sigh, no longer crying because the more he went on the more dead he felt.
Daichi was devastated that Itsuki had to experience what he did and seeing how broken it left him hurt him more, and it being the 'anniversary' of the night he nearly got beat to death then taken away broke his heart more.
Itsuki didn't deserve that, no one did.
Itsuki told Daichi a lot of things in that hour, and all of those things only made Daichi angry and want to protect him even more.
It was such a delicate topic and Daichi didn't want to say anything that could possibly upset or trigger Itsuki but he was to overwhelmed to think straight so ended up proposing a offer.
"I will gladly beat the shit out of your dad, any day of the week. Obviously i'll thank him for bring your cute and perfect everything into existence but then i'll show him a fraction of what you had to experience and that would easily be enough to break someone who thinks its okay to treat people like that, clearly he's never being on the receiving end and if he was it wasn't to the extent he put you through. You soft innocent ball of cuteness who I need to protect while heartedly and if that means kicking the crap out of your dad I will."
Itsuki chuckled sadly with some of the emotion he lost along the way coming back which only made Daichi feel worse because he could see the sadness fully in his eyes again.
He didn't know what was worse, the sadness or nothingness in his eyes.
Either way he never wanted to be the cause of either, only wanting to fix it.
Itsuki quietly spoke after a brief silence saying
"Firstly thank you, secondly thank you? and thirdly don't hurt him please . He might be a prick but he's still my dad and even though he deserves it don't do it so it doesn't play on your conscience."
Itsuki was trying to smile but he clearly had too much playing on his own mind making him grimace in an attempt of a real smile, so Daichi took the lead.
And what better way to make him smile than being a cringy.
"I have to much swag and not enough conscience, don't worry."
Itsuki snickered at the comment and covered his mouth trying his best not to make any stupid sounds, letting a small
"Dork." escape from his lips.
Maybe it was because of how sad he was feeling or because of how much of an affect anything Daichi did had on him but he found that comment ten times funnier than it was.
His friend really was an old man.
Daichi pouted dramatically as he rested his head on Itsuki looking deep into his eyes after defensively saying
"Hey! Don't be mean to your kind and caring Daichi who is willing to kill someone for hurting you."
Itsuki snicker again but this time it turned into more of a chuckle as he thought about how much he really was trying.
He did see Daichi acting like this a lot in little space but since they hadn't spent that much time together in big space he found it especially endearing.
Itsuki cooed "My kind, caring and dorky Daichi who uses the word swag un-ironically."
getting a huff in response from Daichi who playfully whined
"Be nice to meeeeeee~"
Daichi was definetly playing up being annoyed at the teasing but the smile on Itsuki's lips was real to a certain degree and that gave him enough energy to put his laziness aside and put some effort into making Itsuki smile.
The only person he would put so much effort in for.
Itsuki chuckled and cupped the others face and asked
"Who's the child now Daichwieee~"
causing Daichi to pout more as he said
"Oh shush, big or little your still my cute, little babie."
Itsuki giggled as a light blush spread across his cheeks, both knowing why but leaving it unsaid.
Daichi pulled Itsuki into a proper hug deciding to go back a little on the cheerful mood just so he could say one thing.
"I promise no matter what Itsukie , I will protect you and make you feel safe and happy no matter what and if I ever fail to do that, please tell me so I can fix it. I care about you even if you don't care about yourself sometimes, even when you feel like giving up I care and i'm here to help. So please stop suffering alone and let me and your Granny help."
Daichi felt his shirt getting wet again as Itsuki playfully hit his chest laughing as he cried "Stop playing with my heart, I keep going from sad to happy to happy sad and I don't know how to react or what to dooooo..."
"Youuuuuuu binge eat your emotions?"
"On the couch?"
"Watching a film?"
"With a blanket?"
"Cuddling?"
"With minki?"
"Maybe or with eachother and Minki?"
"Deal."