"Shh," she cooed softly, stroking his cheek, brushing his tears away with her thumb. "None of us can do everything. It's a part of life. but it doesn't make you a lesser person." She held onto him tightly, wanting him to know that he wasn't alone, that he wasn't uncared for. That there was no need to cry, but he could if he needed to.
((I've done motherly before... Kirinen is a parent, Kira isn't a parent herself but she raised Catalia like her own, Max is only Kira's uncle but he cares for her like a daughter, and I've actually acted motherlike roles onstage. So yes, I know what I'm doing. ^^ *hugs DAX tight* But thank you, thank you very much.))