Tears Aren't Evil

I finished another drawing today. Sorry it's kind of sad. It's based off of a one-shot KH fanfic I wrote awhile ago about Riku and us taking a peek at what's hidden inside of his heart since the game never delves as much into what he keeps locked up inside of him. This drawing/story takes place during the events of the game 358/2 Days. I hope you guys enjoy it. Again, sorry it's sad. Maybe I'm just feeling kinda bleh today so that's why I drew it. I like drawing emotional pieces sometimes. It helps me feel better when I feel crappy. Here's a small montage from the story if you're interested:

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Instead, he smiled. "Thanks, Mickey. I appreciate it," he responded to the king, trying to keep the tremor in his voice controlled, and honestly it wasn't happening. Riku went to his hands and knees in front of Mickey, and the small King ran toward his friend. "I'm alright. I'm okay. I really am," he lied, trying to smile again, but could feel his chin quivering.

"You're not alright, Riku. You don't have to do everything on your own, and you don't have to keep so much locked up inside of you. We're pals, aren't we? We're supposed to lean on our pals when we're down," Mickey tried to get Riku to understand. Riku dropped his silver head, strands of long hair falling against the sides of his face. "You can lean on me for a bit if you want, Riku."

He shook his head unable to speak and the lump was back in his throat, harder than ever, and this time, Riku found much to his dismay that he wouldn't swallow it back. "I can't, Mickey. I can't risk getting you hurt because of me. I've already hurt so many others. You have to let me do this on my own. So you can return to Sora, Donald, and Goofy's side when they wake up, and-" Riku nearly choked on his words, pausing and he felt his eyes burning unrelentingly behind his blindfold and soon, the emotion he'd been holding back for a very long time finally found it's way out. It manifested itself in Riku's eyes, seeping into the blindfold and he couldn't suppress a quiet sob.

"Riku," Mickey began, and he felt the King place a small hand on Riku's chin. Mickey lifted his face to look at his, and the incomprehensible compassion and friendship that King Mickey held for a nobody boy castaway from the darkness was almost too much to bear. "Look at me." Mickey reached another hand up, lifting one side of Riku's blindfold from his eye.

The tears that had filled his aquamarine eyes were now being shed, sliding down the sides of his face, escaping from underneath his blindfold. His breath hitched as the one eye freed from the blindfold peered into Mickey's face, his vision distorted from the warm, salty water that seemed to just constantly refill as if there were no end to it. "I-I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."

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So yeah, Mickey is comforting his friend. If you want to read the full one-shot story (as that's all it is), you can find it here: sassylilpanda.deviantart.com/a…

Thanks in advance for any comments an/or faves.

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