I'll go bawl some time now. Gosh. Very beautiful. And entirely canon when you say that Axel cared very deeply for Roxas - him having said it himself in the game, after all. Though I agree with you: it always striked me as... huh, strange, to wonder in which way, or how much at all, Roxas cares for Axel. I think Roxas didn't really take it seriously in the beginning, but eventually came to see just how much Axel cared for him. Unfortunately, Roxas doesn't seem to care 'enough' for Axel in the pursuit of finding himself and his purpose, which is of course completely understandable. But something I've never thought about - and I thank you a lot for pointing it out - is that Axel wouldn't pursue a one-sided relationship without any future at all, or meaning to the other side, and that makes me hope.

ANYWAY. So, YAY, thanks for posting this. Thanks so much.