[ What does he do? What can be possibly say or do to try and make this right for Ven? For them?

If he didn't feel cold before, he does when Ven pulls his hand away and fingers are left reaching for the blond in mid-air. This is... his fault. Again. As usual. To no one's surprise, not even his own. Ven feels this way for his own reasons, yes, but also because of how he's been acting, how he's been pulling away, simply reaffirming that he's not wanted by his own soulmate and that his soulmates has been pining for another.

This is all his fault.

Just as before, he'll sink into darkness, allow it to consume him and keep him in the shadows where he belongs. To sit with the guilt, the regret, the shame for everything that he's done in this situation with Ven... it's just meant to be for him, isn't it?

But it doesn't have to be. He can be the dawn, it's what he's always wanted, what he's strived to go towards. So... why stop? Why give up and surrender to his own failures and mistakes yet again? Why let this keep happening?

Getting to his feet, Riku grabs at Ven's wrist again but this time much more firmly than before and he turns the blond to face him, eyes of blue-green staring to him as he does. ]

Then what does that make me? Perfect? I'm no where close to that. That's why I understand what you're feeling. I don't care if you're broken because I am, too. I get jealous and I make mistakes and I can't see my own worth a lot of the time but I can see yours. I can see your light and I can feel it when I'm beside you.

[ His mark continues to ache as he spills his words before Ven. ]

I don't need someone who's perfect or complete. I need someone who understands me.