[Instantly hugs as warmly and soothingly as he can.]
It's okay.... it's okay. I'm sorry. If it matters to you, it matters to me... I just want to fix it. Things like this... [Blood doesn't matter to Marco, but it does matter to him that Ace is hurt over it. It matters to him enough to destroy everything and everyone that ever hurt Ace, but for now he settles with a warm hug.]
I can't change how other people think. What they say, what they do. But I promise you Ace, from the bottom of my heart, your blood doesn't mean a thing to me. [Good, bad, anything. All that mattered to Marco was that it was upsetting Ace and that he had to try to find a way to lessen that.] You will always be my nakama. My fireworks. Whether you're a marine, or join your brother's crew, I know who you are, and I love you just like that. [As a little brother. And Marco would move the world for Ace if he asked it. Wouldn't even think twice.]
People... not everyone's judging you, eh? You know I'm not, and here?? Everyone's got something they want to hide. Something they fear. No one from the other worlds even knows his name. [Tightens the hug and gently strokes Ace's hair.] Be who you want to be. I'm by your side no matter what. Got it? No matter what.
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It's okay.... it's okay. I'm sorry. If it matters to you, it matters to me... I just want to fix it. Things like this... [Blood doesn't matter to Marco, but it does matter to him that Ace is hurt over it. It matters to him enough to destroy everything and everyone that ever hurt Ace, but for now he settles with a warm hug.]
I can't change how other people think. What they say, what they do. But I promise you Ace, from the bottom of my heart, your blood doesn't mean a thing to me. [Good, bad, anything. All that mattered to Marco was that it was upsetting Ace and that he had to try to find a way to lessen that.] You will always be my nakama. My fireworks. Whether you're a marine, or join your brother's crew, I know who you are, and I love you just like that. [As a little brother. And Marco would move the world for Ace if he asked it. Wouldn't even think twice.]
People... not everyone's judging you, eh? You know I'm not, and here?? Everyone's got something they want to hide. Something they fear. No one from the other worlds even knows his name. [Tightens the hug and gently strokes Ace's hair.] Be who you want to be. I'm by your side no matter what. Got it? No matter what.