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[selfconcept]

[ Hien goes to wait at a table, putting his head on it while slumped in a chair. His emotions are a bit of happiness—much better than being crushingly depressed. There's something to look forward to. ]

[lucentia]

[sweet hien. lucien sets the tea in front of him first, before focusing on the salmon harder than he's ever focused before because if he screws this meal up, he will cry.

fortunately it turns out edible so he will serve it to hien. Here you go.]

[selfconcept]

[ Hien looks at the salmon before him, and honestly? He's the one who feels like crying, and he's really close. He gets a small piece and eats it, savoring the taste.

Okay, he's actually crying now. ]

[lucentia]

H-Hien—!?

[AAAAAAA? usually lucien's the one crying, not the one making others cry, so he's at a loss.]

[selfconcept]

[ Hien has no pride about not wanting others to see him cry. He always encourages it as a form of catharsis to other people, but he doesn't cry much himself. He's cried enough in his early years of being an Overseer to the point that he sometimes wondered to himself if his tears have dried up, which doesn't make sense physically, but it looks like he's still capable.

He wipes the tears from his face with his sleeve and keeps eating. He quietly cries some more. ]

[lucentia]

[...

well, hien didn't want to talk about whatever was bothering him, so lucien feels like he should probably shouldn't acknowledge the crying directly? or rather, that there's no way to that doesn't essentially boil down to asking what happened...

so instead he will just sit down next to hien and gently rub circles on the back of his shoulder, since hien seemed to like physical comfort.]

[selfconcept]

[ Hien finds that action very comforting. Thank you, Lucien. He eventually finishes eating what Lucien cooked for him in small bites that he could savor them much longer comparing to going through it like a paper shredder. After that, he wipes his tears off his face again and leans against Lucien's shoulder.

he sniffles. ]

[lucentia]

[he reaches up to stroke hien's hair again, still trying to figure out what he can do for him.

Was there anything else you needed?]

[selfconcept]

[ It isn't like for Hien to be clingy, but for the moment, he wants to be.

"Please stay a little longer..."

Because he turns himself to give Lucien another proper hug, tight. ]

[lucentia]

[he hugs back without hesitation.

I'll stay for as long as you want.]