"Levi, stop!" Don shouted.
Levi ignored Don's words and teleported somewhere else. Don, of course, groaned a bit since he would have to look for the abused beast and he could be anywhere. He started looking in different places in the mindscape, but kept finding nothing but memories....
...
After sifting through different areas for quite a while, Don finally found Levi. He was facing away from Don, surrounded by his painful memories and hurtful red words.
<b>"HOW COULD YOU EVER FEEL LIKE A VICTIM?"</b>
<b>"YOU DESERVE TO LIVE IN THIS PAIN."</b>
<b>"YOU'RE WORTHLESS."</b>
<b>"YOU DON'T DESERVE THE SWEET RELEASE OF DEATH."</b>
<b>"YOU DESERVE TO SUFFER FOREVER."</b>
<b>"EVERYTHING YOUR PARENTS SAID ABOUT YOU WAS TRUE."</b>
<b>"YOU'RE SISTER COULD NEVER HAVE TRULY LOVED YOU."</b>
Don, disgusted and shocked by those hurtful words, called out to Levi. Levi slowly turned him. His expression was the same as before except it felt different to Don somehow, he couldn't place his finger on why though. Levi then started to giggle which then turned into crazed laughter. The laughter went on for a bit until tears started coming from Levi's eyes, at which point his open smile became an open frown and he went slowly from laughter to sobbing and he couldn't help but look up and drop to his knees. Don tentatively walked over to Levi and gingerly enclosed the poor boy in a hug, w/ Levi wincing a bit.
"It's ok Levi. I'm here. Let it all out," he said, comforting Levi.
Levi, a bit shocked, said," BuT i TrIeD tO kIlL yOu AnD yOuR lOvEr! I kIlLeD sO mAnY. hOw CoUlD yOu... CARE aBoUt Me?"
"I saw your memories. I know what you went through. You don't deserve to stay unloved." Don said, hugging him w/ him even more earnesty.
"BuT mY pAsT iS nO eXcUsE! i DeSeRvE yOuR aNgEr, YoUr CoLdNeSs, YoUr DiSgUsT! hOw CoUlD yOu BrInG yOuRsElF tO eVeN TOUCH sOmEtHiNg So ViLe, PaThEtIc, TeRrIbLe, AnD lOvElEsS...?" Levi choked out.
"Because... you've suffered so much, MUCH MORE than what anyone deserves," Don said, pitying him.
"BuT-"
"Shhhh," Don said, remembering how Goren had helped him in a similar manner, "I value you and I want to show you that you CAN be loved and that you DESERVE to be loved and appreciated."
Hearing those words, feeling the kindness and compassion that he'd been denied for so long, Levi couldn't help but just cry harder and return the hug, feeling overwhelmed by Don's goodness towards him....
For those who hate Levi for his crimes, let remind of what this boy has been put through. He's been beaten, whipped, abused, neglected, ignored by bystanders, had his skull cracked, went insane, killed his abusers and a whole bunch of others, was killed by the only person who loved him, had to live isolated in a void for God knows how long, had to learn that his current relative was being tormented, and has a LOT of psychological and emotional issues.
P.S. The part where he starts crying was inspired heavily by this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etst4t3ES8Y 3:13-3:38.
P.S.S. I'm surprised I made this drawing so well and the only reason by the wings don't show fully is because I couldn't fit them so I drew as much of them as I could.