Lean on me when // private // you're not strong

[arcy]

This was like -- an endless cycle of guilt. Izuku grimaces as he realizes how little he can help, but he tries to quash the negative feelings, at least for the moment. He doesn't -- he doesn't get why Jacob is withholding the information(or was it just from his new clanmates?), or maybe he does. Either way, it's not Izuku's place to pry. He barely knows Jacob, beyond things he'd heard second-hand, or, yes, passing greetings.
"Please don't apologize," Izuku begs, because Jacob shouldn't -- shouldn't have to apologize for making people worry. I mean, Izuku wouldn't lie and say he wouldn't do the same, but he just -- He's not sure. Either way, it's practically in Izuku's nature to worry, try and calculate everything that could go wrong or fret over anyone, be it strangers or clanmates. (izuku isn't saying that nobody else would worry, but it does make the weight of it feel lighter)
Izuku feels a flash of relief as Jacob manages to stand up, though the feline still half-circles around the wolfdog fretfully with eyes wide. It looks like it hurts, and Izuku's ears flatten in sheer distress. Izuku wishes he weren't so small, so Jacob could at least lean on him and not look like he'll fall at any moment but -- well, he can't, so he'll just have to help however he can.
"Okay," Izuku agrees softly as Jacob explains the plan, though he still wishes he could help more. But he'll take what he can get, and even if the remedies mentioned weren't a fix-all, at least Jacob wouldn't be stuck out in the cold, away from home. With this, the feline huffs softly, making to softly trot at the larger canine's side. He's not sure what to say -- he's not sure if he should. While Jacob is looking less and less shaky, he still looks like he's in pain. Should Izuku try and distract him from it, or should he just -- let it be? He is kind of curious as to what the mentioned 'accident' was, though. He wasn't actually gonna bring it up, not if the cause hadn't even been mentioned before. Izuku had learned his lesson about asking about injuries -- plus it might be personal, as many things appeared to be. And also, if Izuku had kept up on his bone-breaking habit, would he be in a similar situation right now? Or maybe his paws would just be useless and he'd be hopping around like all of those cats without front paws? Maybe he wouldn't get the right balance and he'd be dragging his front half around useless. He'd probably be dead, honestly. Either drowned in a river or killed, considering his lack of defense. Izuku is -- not actually sure why he's thinking about this, or how this train of thought ended up here. His nose scrunches just the slightest. Weird.

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