[he brightens a little, at the mention of Watanuki, the two of them on good enough terms -- and then deflates a second later, almost comically. heavy exhale of breath follows, which turns into a small coughing fit, and when he finishes, when he turns back to Parsee, he's frowning outright, now]
So I'm painfully aware. [a beat] We were lovers.
[and his grief over losing Melinoë is part of what's causing the flowers, what's killing him]
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So I'm painfully aware. [a beat] We were lovers.
[and his grief over losing Melinoë is part of what's causing the flowers, what's killing him]