[Paul assents to the smothering readily, winding his arms around his student-friend's back and pressing himself back close and snug. It's easier, like this. It's not so much a hardship to just be held, to hold in return. If there is anyone that isn't going to make this difficult, it's Shōyō.
Paul doesn't cry, but he does produce a handkerchief and gentle, nonsense words to go with it that demonstrate his understanding - that it's all right, that he's all right, that there is nothing to worry about.
And if he's half-talking to himself, that's all right, too.]
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Paul doesn't cry, but he does produce a handkerchief and gentle, nonsense words to go with it that demonstrate his understanding - that it's all right, that he's all right, that there is nothing to worry about.
And if he's half-talking to himself, that's all right, too.]