rain. He allows himself to cry to cleanse himself so he's happy once again, sometime hopefully soon.

finds him, having been searching for him all day.

wipes at his tears while staring into the lake's water.

been watching him for a while, not liking that his uncute magician was crying. He walks next to him, making loud steps so not to startle him

jumps at the unnatural sounds. He had gotten used to the sounds of the storm. He quickly wipes at his face and looks to see who had found_

him.

spots Francis and gasps, he scrambles to his feet. "Fr-Francis.. How'd you find me?"

points up to the sky. "Not all that hard. Just gotta follow the eye of the storm."

looks up at the sky with betrayal in his eyes. Then he giggles haphazardly, wiping a few more tears. "I guess that works too," he murmurs.

why Francis came looking for him. He takes a deep breathe trying to calm himself, to stop crying and to stop the storm above them.

pulls him close to his chest, pressing his hand against the back of his head, smoothing down his hair. "It's good to cry when you need to."

hiccups, and buries himself in Francis' neck, the tears flowing strongly again.

holds him closer, preparing for the next rain to start dripping down. "Why is my uncute magician crying?" he asks quietly.

grips onto Francis' clothes. He could feel his face go slightly red, "I don't like being so... alone." He murmurs. The sky continuing to_

cry with him.

pulls back a bit to look at him, smoothing back his wet hair from the magician's face. "So uncute," he whispers.

hiccups again, and scrubs at his face. His tears slowing and the sky following his lead. "S-s-sorry."

kisses the salty tears away. "I've become enraptured by you," he admits to him.

blinks, blushing more with every kiss. "En-enraptured..?" He couldn't help but realize how close they were, it just added to the blush on_

his face.