Subaru sighed, unsure himself whether it was in relief, or to calm his loud mind. There were too many thoughts pushing their way forward, loud, intrusive. It was after a moment that he noticed the man staring at him. His eyes were intense. Different.

One of them was like--

He closed his own eyes, refocusing his mind. He couldn't be dragged down again like that. It happened so easily. Despite the refocusing, his chest was tight with emotion, "I can't tell. I know I shouldn't be here."

But there was nothing to be done about that, was there?