She clings to him, and he holds her tightly, gently rubbing circles on her back. "It's okay," he says, quiet and steady. "You don't need to apologize. Just let it out."

He'd collapsed a few days ago himself, overwhelmed by grief and homesickness, and the people who cared about him had held him and helped him through it. He cares about Mami; doing the same for her is the least he can do.