[the concern kind of makes him feel warm and fuzzy. he smiles a little bit, even ignoring for once the jokes that he could make here. the goopy glasses. the fact that they're having a heart to heart in a fucking barn.

he's had weirder bonding moments.]

Yeah, I've hidden enough from Yu at this point. It always makes everything worse... and besides, I guess I'm a bad liar. He always figures out something's up.

[a pause, and he scuffs at the ground some more.]

I just want to see him happy. That makes me happy.