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Lucian looked up when Hoshi sat across from him. He let her finish before responding. [color=gold]“I get that,”[/color] he said softly after a pause. [color=gold]“Wanting to fix something yourself… wanting that closure. I’d probably feel the same.”[/color] Lucian sighed. [color=gold]“You care about him a lot… And I’ve seen the way he looks at you… I wish I had a boy that looked at me that way.”[/color]

Lucian let the words hang there for a second, then immediately looked down at his plate, ears faintly pink like he hadn’t meant to say that part out loud. [color=gold]“I mean… not specifically Alias,”[/color] he added quickly, laughing nervously. [color=gold]“Just… someone. Someday.”[/color]

He poked at his food absently. [color=gold]“You two have this connection. It’s obvious. And honestly? I think he’d want to know you’re okay just as much as you want to know he is.”[/color] Lucian glanced back up at her with a small smile. [color=gold]“So yeah… if going to Olympus helps you clear your head, I get it. I just don’t think you should have to carry that alone. None of us should.”[/color]