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It took another moment of her holding him before his body slackened in defeat and he rested his head on her shoulder. Classes hadn't even started, and already he was a mess emotionally, already he couldn't get a grip on it. Weakly, he wrapped his arms around Arya, his body trembling slightly as he fought the tears. She asked him not to cry. He wouldn't cry. For her. He couldn't let himself cry, because it would hurt her. And that's what he tore his focus to; not hurting her.
For a long moment she just sat there, wondering if he was going to cry. It was easier to tell someone not to cry than it was to not cry. She would know, she had done her fair share of crying. Maybe...he needed a distraction. It had always helped her.
"Have you met the new creatures professor?"