[. . . despite the heavy subject matter, the moment Edamura sees that flush cascading across Hien's features, he actually. . . smiles. lips curving up from cheek to cheek, bright and fond and very endeared. and when he ducks his head to laugh, the sound light and airy and filled with open, unbridled affection, he realizes--]
[yeah. maybe there is one thing he wants to do before he leaves. just. . . one more thing]
. . . I don't think I've ever seen you this embarrassed before.
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[this is. . .]
[it's actually kind of. . .]
[. . . despite the heavy subject matter, the moment Edamura sees that flush cascading across Hien's features, he actually. . . smiles. lips curving up from cheek to cheek, bright and fond and very endeared. and when he ducks his head to laugh, the sound light and airy and filled with open, unbridled affection, he realizes--]
[yeah. maybe there is one thing he wants to do before he leaves. just. . . one more thing]
. . . I don't think I've ever seen you this embarrassed before.