Song: Rescue by Lauren Daigle

(With some adjustments to the lyrics to avoid as much repeating and better fit characters in some spots)

Characters: Akira. Rest of GRAIN mentioned (Very Nico and Garvin focused)

Context: I don't know- Literally, like, all of Akira's character. I mean, genuinely, like most of their angst surrounds the idea of not being able to protect and save everyone. They're constantly doing everything they can to make sure everyone is safe and feels loved. It's both wholesome and heartbreaking, especially considering how much they put their own health aside to do it all. But I heard this song and couldn't pass it up, lol

Also, this probably takes place after the polycule's been together for a while, though more specifically after the Andi Arc for Garvin's part and after the Body Arc for Nico's, you know, when Akira feels the most guilt :)

Enjoy!

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Akira, watching Garvin with guilt and heartbreak shortly after the Andi Arc, making promises despite Garvin probably not being present enough to hear or understand them at all: "You are not hidden. There's never been a moment you were forgotten. You are not hopeless, though you have been broken, your innocence stolen..."

Akira, eyes glossing over as they watch over Garvin's bedside even as the others are either sleeping or have distanced themselves, refusing to leave and struggling with the idea of what Garvin could have possibly been through: "I hear you whisper underneath your breath, I hear your SOS, your SOS..."

Akira, gritting their teeth and, yet again making promises that Garvin probably can't even hear, determined to protect him no matter what, even against himself if they can manage: "I will send out an army to find you in the middle of the darkest night! It's true, I will rescue you!"

*Switching to shortly after or during the later stages of the Body Arc when Nico is staying with Garvin and Akira*

Akira, who's been unable to sleep since everything went down, watching Nico across the room, searching for any signs of distress and making silent promises to protect and care for her from now on, guilty and concerned: "There is no distance that cannot be covered, over and over. You're not defenseless. I'll be your shelter, I'll be your armor."

Akira, as they later would with Garvin, struggling with the idea of what Nico could have been through, angry with themself for not seeing it sooner or stopping it before it even started: "I hear you whisper underneath your breath. I hear your SOS, your SOS!"

Akira, angry, still mostly with themself, but determined to make sure Nico never feels any pain again, even at the cost of their own well-being: "I will send out an army to find you in the middle of the darkest night, it's true, I will rescue you!"

*Switching to a little after the whole polycule got together*

Akira, making promises they're determined not to break, genuinely willing to die for each and every one of their partners, ready to do literally anything for them: "I will never stop marching to reach you! In the middle of the hardest fight, it's true, I will rescue you!"

Akira, noting all of their partners insecurities and worries, immediatly altering to better shelter them and ease these things as much as they can, carefully doing what they can for each individual person: "I hear the whispers underneath your breath, I hear you whisper, you have nothing left..."

Akira, making promises to protect and love all their partners no matter what; "I will send out an army to find you in the middle of the darkest night! It's true, I will rescue you! I will never stop marching to reach you. In the middle of the hardest fight, it's true, I will rescue you!"