xie lian is quiet; he doesn't have much of a response for her, at least right away, though his grip doesn't quiet change. he shifts just enough to tilt his head against hikaru's, eyes flicking up to the room behind her instead of closing, and he just feels...
tired.
he's so tired. ] ...thank you, Miss Hikaru. [ he says, softly. his hand shifts up to thread gently in the back of her newly short hair, returning the hug a little more firmly than he had before.
he doesn't have tears to shed. there's just a bone-deep sigh that seems to run through him, as he closes his eyes. ]
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i'm here. ... i'm here.
xie lian is quiet; he doesn't have much of a response for her, at least right away, though his grip doesn't quiet change. he shifts just enough to tilt his head against hikaru's, eyes flicking up to the room behind her instead of closing, and he just feels...
tired.
he's so tired. ] ...thank you, Miss Hikaru. [ he says, softly. his hand shifts up to thread gently in the back of her newly short hair, returning the hug a little more firmly than he had before.
he doesn't have tears to shed. there's just a bone-deep sigh that seems to run through him, as he closes his eyes. ]