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HELLO

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GOODBYE

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[selfconcept]

"'m not cold... Just like warmth."

[ Like how cats will just curl up in front of the heaters or vents. ]

"You're good for more than that. You're good for so many things."

[ He mumbles. ]

[aerodynamic]

[ he can be a cat, fine by him. me as cats as well. but he's only mildly surprised by that statement and he's not sure what to say, so there's a brief hum of acknowledgement. ]

... thanks. [ this isn't about him though, so he can ruminate on that later. ] I know it's not the same, what you're going through right now and what happened last week. But I want to help you however I can.

[ whatever that may look like. ]

[selfconcept]

"I don't care that it's not the same. Stuff weighs on everyone differently. So I really..."

[ He draws in a breath. ]

"Really... appreciate it."

[ He can never get enough of hugs, but he lets Yosuke go. He seems calmer than before, and the feeling inside turns relatively stable... and then there's void. Emptiness. Hien seems fine though. ]

[aerodynamic]

[ there's a brief little chill, like the kind that settles over you when you don't actually want someone to pull away but you get used to it. ]

... I'm glad you let me be here. [ stuff weighs on everyone differently. ]

[selfconcept]

"I wanted you here..."

[ Stupid!! Hien sighs and feels the chill.





He cuddles with Yosuke as if on reflex. ]

[aerodynamic]

--ack! [ listen here, yes, he is stupid and he does like affection selectively, as it turns out, but this doesn't mean the sudden resumption of cuddling doesn't surprise him. ]

Okay, okay, jeez. I get it. [ ... allows this anyway and immediately feels content with it. idiot. ]

I'm sorry. I should've told you about the river before.

[selfconcept]

"... It's fine. I don't think telling me about the river would have prevented this."

[ Would he have eaten the keys anyway? Yeah.

Hien does feel a little more like himself... calmer... ]

[aerodynamic]

[ good. all this is teaching yosuke is that cuddling is the answer to making him feel better, actually. ]

Should I be more worried about you spite-eating stuff in the future?

[selfconcept]

[ It's a good temporary measure, but temporary nonetheless. Yosuke has done good. ]

"Yes."

[ He won't lie about it. ]

[aerodynamic]

Dude. [ just a snort. then again, his best friend tends to eat shit he probably shouldn't so you know. ] Not even gonna pretend? Well, I guess that's okay. Just another part of who you are.

[selfconcept]

"There's no point in pretending that I won't, because I know I will. I know myself."

[ He rests his head on Yosuke's shoulder. ]

"... Thanks."

[aerodynamic]

And the thing I do like most about you is that you're yourself, so what am I complaining for? [ haha. but he reaches up to kind of pet over his scalp like you would a dog. ]

But anytime.

[selfconcept]

[ yosuke he likes you so much he will cook you meat stew one day

but hien ends up getting better and it's largely thanks to yosuke. yippee

frees u ]