"Rhys, breathe! Please, breathe! Follow my rhythm."
"N…no. I told you not to show him! I'll turn the TV off!"
"No! If this has to happen, then it needs to happen here with us. And if you're not going to help, just get out!"
"What am I even supposed to do!?"
Lina had already seen how cameras affected Rhys the very first day they met back in Old York High, and she could not help but think of how vulnerable he seemed back then whenever she remembered it. But that was nothing compared to what she was seeing now.
Back when Rhys was serving in the Underworld Corps, Lina annoyed Katarina with her questions to the point that she almost showed Rhys's clinical file. But of course, Katarina did not really do that and opted to just share what she could with Lina.
Lina already knew all of Rhys's flaws, what he had gone through, all of the mental ticks and illnesses he had. She even fought Katarina once, blaming her for not helping more when she could have.
