"But where— Huh...? Oh! Darien! Where have you been?" A pair of large hands suddenly grabbed onto my shoulders as I flinched.
My eyes gradually focused as my gaze landed on Cain's familiar face. The expression on his face however, one I've not seen before— be it in the manga or face to face. His eyebrows were scrunched in a way that depicted not anger, not sadness, not melancholy... but worry?
Even his piercing gaze seemed a little more gentler as they searched my face for something. And his lips... they were slightly parted as he presumably said something, although I heard nothing from how his worried expression dawned my full attention.
My fingers traced his cheeks, lightly caressing his warm skin as the look of anxiety on his face mellowed out. Cain seemed more relaxed as he clasped his hand against my own hand that had been caressing his face.
