"Prrr r r r.." he closed his eyes as the other gently stroked his prickly cheek, keeping his quills flat and safe to the touch. ".. I und er s t and.." He suddenly said very clearly. "BT i s a ve r y nice pers o n.. Nev e r hur t He i n.. Ne ver made Hei n sa d. BT des e r ve s.. Happines s." He leans in and hugs the shorter Onceler close, but making sure not to poke or cave in anything. "He i n love s BT.."
"Yeah, I love you too." He cautiously wraps his arms around the other, giving him a light squeeze. "You mean a lot to me, I hope you know."
"I'm not sure how to go back to being a humble farm boy in a goofy vest. I don't even know if that'll make me happy again." BT buries his face around and in-between Hein's quills, the quiet sounds of his sobbing filling the gloomy office with a somber echo.
His sentences break in-between his hitched breathing. "All I know is that all this—", He pulls away to gesture to the office, "—This isn't making me happy anymore. I don't think it ever did."
