[ tbh yeah that... yeah. setsu too except it's dying in a depression hole.

at least that is neither here nor there. not as they see him grin a little wider, and they feel more assured that everything will be okay. they'll let go completely after, dropping their hands to loosely take one of his in theirs. just to offer one final squeeze. grounding them in the moment until they let go.

eventually, they'll have to head off to curfew, but at least when they do they'll feel better than they had earlier. it was... rocky, to say the least, however they knew they weren't going to give up until they said all they wanted to. to get them talking before it was too late. even if later they will have wished they spent a moment longer. even if later they would have wished they said more. ]

Whatever that is... if it's with you, I'll be glad. [ because they want both of them to be able to move forward after this. they linger close still, a free hand pushing some of their own hair back behind their ear now with no clips to hold them back. but it's fine. it's like a silent promise, to keep something of them. ] ...I know it doesn't fix everything that's happened earlier but. I hope it helps even a little.