[The thought of it happening to others occurred to him, of course. Some behaviours reached deeper than sense could ever find. Beyond that, he did sometimes feel it must be him - as mild as he was, he didn't know, didn't see anyone act so placidly. Maybe others could protect themselves, if just a little better than he.
He hoped they could.]
Mm. [Shaking his head, he smiles weakly.] There's nothing to... [Nothing to be done about it. He just wanted to not think about it.] ... I'm glad you're home.
[He's bad at this, as bad as he's ever been. It always feels awkward to say it, because Qing means it more deeply than he's sure how to handle.]
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[The thought of it happening to others occurred to him, of course. Some behaviours reached deeper than sense could ever find. Beyond that, he did sometimes feel it must be him - as mild as he was, he didn't know, didn't see anyone act so placidly. Maybe others could protect themselves, if just a little better than he.
He hoped they could.]
Mm. [Shaking his head, he smiles weakly.] There's nothing to... [Nothing to be done about it. He just wanted to not think about it.] ... I'm glad you're home.
[He's bad at this, as bad as he's ever been. It always feels awkward to say it, because Qing means it more deeply than he's sure how to handle.]