Part of him wants to ask 'do you want that because it benefits you, or because you care?'
He's smart enough not to ask it, but more because he's not sure what would be worse. A lie, or the truth.
The boy hesitates.
"....can..."
He swallows. "....When it's time to leave, we'll be in front of everyone, and...you probably don't want to look 'soft' in front of the other teachers," he snorts, opinions of most of those teachers clear. "But..."
It's silly, he knows, but he only hugged one of his old 'family' goodbye before it was all over.
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Date: 2023-12-20 01:46 pm (UTC)From:Part of him wants to ask 'do you want that because it benefits you, or because you care?'
He's smart enough not to ask it, but more because he's not sure what would be worse. A lie, or the truth.
The boy hesitates.
"....can..."
He swallows. "....When it's time to leave, we'll be in front of everyone, and...you probably don't want to look 'soft' in front of the other teachers," he snorts, opinions of most of those teachers clear. "But..."
It's silly, he knows, but he only hugged one of his old 'family' goodbye before it was all over.
And then he never saw them again.
"...can I give you a hug?"