Theo sighed and lay back again staring holes in the roof. "After that first time, he liked to check-in. He’d catch me in corridors after classes and ask me if I was ok. I always fobbed him off, embarrassed and frightened that people would find out." Theo ran a hand down his face. "Then I got a missive from my father with these vague instructions to be wary of blood traitors and I snuck away to break down again. I don’t know how he found me but when I became aware of my surroundings again, he was there with his arms wrapped around me. When I looked up into his eyes there was this moment, and I knew for a fact that he was just as affected by me as I was by him."