Axel/Lea appreciation post
First of all, Iâm not saying that Riku or Aqua friendship is not worthy, but I personally love the Sea-Salt ice cream trio.
Axel got close with Roxas as a job in the beginning, keep an eye over the rookie, easy. But then, Roxas starts making Axel to feel alive, to feel that he has a heart even when that it impossible.
When Axel took Roxas to the clock tower it wasnât because of Roxas at the beginning, the clock tower is where Axel goes to scape The Organization, to scape from Saix and their toxic friendship. Axel still remembers what to be Lea was like, to wish to be remembered for his friends. But what is Axel for Saix, they can barely say that they are friends, Saix is busy at the top of the chain and Axel is only the one whoâs hands end dirty for doing the job. But Roxas, sweet and tender Roxas with his endless questions and honest âfeelingsâ. Axel feels warm inside when he is with Roxas and he doesnât know when he started to consider Roxas his friend, but he is and Axel wonât change that ever.
When Roxas introduced Xion, Axel wasnât happy at the beginning, the clock tower was Axel and Roxas place now, where they had ice cream together and talked about dumb shit. But, once again, Roxas with his curious way into things warmed Axel to Xion. So many years hurting himself in a friendship with Saix and then, in barely any time, Roxas and Xion were in his life, they cared for each other, they fought for each other and then Saix had to told him the truth⌠Sora, Roxas and Xion⌠Axel had to shut his mouth when Xion lost his Keyblade, Axel had to shut his mouth when he saw Roxas getting weaker and sicker. He knew and he lied about it, he tried to fix it, to set everything right and he lost everything. He forgot Xion and he lost Roxas in the most painful way.
Axel died for Sora because it was his only way to show Roxas, even when he wasnât sure if Roxas was still there, that he cared. He saved Soraâs life not because it was the right thing but because keeping Sora alive meant a small tiny possibility of getting Roxas back and that was everything that Axel needed. He didnât care the chance that he may dead for good, he thought that it didnât really matter if he was death as long as Roxas could get back.
Then he is fighting Saix, and Lea doesnât resent him anymore, he knows Saix is being manipulate but Xion appears and then Lea remembers, he remembers that they werenât two but three at the clock tower watching the sunsets and he feels so so bad, he feels he eyes burn with the coming tears because he has been a terrible friend for forgetting Xion, he remembers everything that he did to her and he feels like he canât breathe. He tries to set things right again to protect her even when he is hurt and when the most impensable thing finally happens, Lea is crying, barely holding himself together, Roxas, is back and he is as badass as always, he fights for them and when everything is over, the three of them hold each other. Lea is crying pulling them tight against himself because they are finally back and he is scared to lose them again. Xion laughs softly to Leaâs tears and hold his hand tightly without letting go but giving some steps back. Roxas has his eyes glassy for all the emotions that he has, all what he felt through Sora and everything that he saw, he doesnât want to have Lea sad anymore, he is not angry anymore. Roxas keeps hugging Lea, as tight as he can, he feels the erratic heartbeat and that makes him smile and Lea smiles and hides his faces in Roxas hair because everything is over and he is so tired. He fought so hard for his friends and now they are finally with him again and everything is going to be all right.
theartofmadeline
kaledo-art
discoholicmusic
pixelskylines
janainaart
jacobvanloon
2087