[ A spirit like a raging fire, bright and warming and threatening to consume everything in its path just a few hours ago- that spirit of his can be dangerous, but it's bolstered by Ion's smile, and the hands Natsuo clasps in both if his, head bowed to press his forehead against the knuckles. ]

...I hope so. I want to be somebody everybody can look to and find courage- everybody's aniki. I wasn't a very good one today, but I'll try harder. I'll try harder to be happy [ somehow ] and make people happy [ somehow ]