When Scorpius interrupts himself to stifle a sniffle, Ted stops. He feels the weight of the warm hand on his shoulder again. "I don't know if I'm the right person to tell you this," he murmurs in a low voice, and at that Scorpius" stomach sinks with a numb lurch. Suddenly he lacks the courage to turn and look into Teddy's face for fear of what he might discover.