[ What does he even say to that? He can't say he understands, because he doesn't. His father died without a grave too, but it's not the same reality Erik's come from, the same experience he's gone through.
He does understand pain, and he sympathizes. And he understands injustice and discrimination when he sees it, and how it has shaped Erik. ]
I'm sorry.
[ It's not empty, though it might seem like a low effort answer. He kind of wants to reach out and touch Erik, offer any kind of comfort just like he offered him moments ago, but then he catches a glimpse of his own deformed hands and he can't bring himself to. ]
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He does understand pain, and he sympathizes. And he understands injustice and discrimination when he sees it, and how it has shaped Erik. ]
I'm sorry.
[ It's not empty, though it might seem like a low effort answer. He kind of wants to reach out and touch Erik, offer any kind of comfort just like he offered him moments ago, but then he catches a glimpse of his own deformed hands and he can't bring himself to. ]
Didn't you ever make it home?