To be completely fair, D-29 did not expect this kind of reaction. And if anything, Luca didn't think he'd react like that, either.
He'd always been alone, and ended up preferring it when he realized how much worse it was to be around people.
But in this life—
It was different.
In this life, he had people who made him laugh, who made him feel warm, who made him feel like he mattered.
And one of those would be Xavier.
With him, Luca didn't just feel happy. He felt safe, wanted, and seen.
And if only he understood what that thundering in his heart really meant, he might've realized why this fear was so deeply rooted.
But despite not knowing, the dread that fell upon him was somehow worse than being told that he'd be put inside a tank for an indefinite amount of time.
There was nothing to lose back then, no attachments, no hope. It was only a life that no one even wanted.
But to be told that there was a likely possibility of Xavier being taken away?
