Oh, that actually hurts more than Hans expected. He knows Lee isn't the Balladeer but they've been together a while and Bal is the only one who's always known who he was. Lee may not be Bal but he's kind of him? Maybe? Still seeing someone with the Balladeer's face say these things really hurts.
Keep it together, Hans.
He frowns and turns away, gathering his wits and biting he inside of his lip in frustration. His boyfriend is under there somewhere. This is weirdly part of him. He can do this. He loves Bal, for all that he would have thought that was a bad idea before. He can totally do this.
He can also ignore his question entirely. ]
Science fiction might not be the right genre, but you're close.
[ Hans turns around finally, calm and concerned, the hurt buried deep where it always goes. ]
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Oh, that actually hurts more than Hans expected. He knows Lee isn't the Balladeer but they've been together a while and Bal is the only one who's always known who he was. Lee may not be Bal but he's kind of him? Maybe? Still seeing someone with the Balladeer's face say these things really hurts.
Keep it together, Hans.
He frowns and turns away, gathering his wits and biting he inside of his lip in frustration. His boyfriend is under there somewhere. This is weirdly part of him. He can do this. He loves Bal, for all that he would have thought that was a bad idea before. He can totally do this.
He can also ignore his question entirely. ]
Science fiction might not be the right genre, but you're close.
[ Hans turns around finally, calm and concerned, the hurt buried deep where it always goes. ]
I can prove it.