[Noah doesn't mean to make Henry sad, for the other to feel so much empathy for him that Noah's own sadness bleeds out and into him.
A small part of him is still selfishly glad for it though. To be noticed, to be cared about. It always means so much to Noah. He can't be saved, so the desire for saving and empathy for his loss is everything to him. Him and Henry are still new to each other, and while Noah has his own cheating reasons for having that instant closeness it's a bit unexpected to see it go both ways.
It's no surprise why Gansey and Blue care for Henry. Noah feels confidant that Adam and Ronan will be won over and endeared to him as well.
Carefully, Noah makes his way over to sit down next to Henry, hands fidgeting with the hem of his tee shirt before folding in his lap to keep them from moving, from fussing.]
...Will you ... could you tell me about it? If you have the time. I don't think I saw it since the beginning. I was always ... somewhere else.
[He's always somewhere else, back in Henrietta, even when he's right there with his friends.]
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A small part of him is still selfishly glad for it though. To be noticed, to be cared about. It always means so much to Noah. He can't be saved, so the desire for saving and empathy for his loss is everything to him. Him and Henry are still new to each other, and while Noah has his own cheating reasons for having that instant closeness it's a bit unexpected to see it go both ways.
It's no surprise why Gansey and Blue care for Henry. Noah feels confidant that Adam and Ronan will be won over and endeared to him as well.
Carefully, Noah makes his way over to sit down next to Henry, hands fidgeting with the hem of his tee shirt before folding in his lap to keep them from moving, from fussing.]
...Will you ... could you tell me about it? If you have the time. I don't think I saw it since the beginning. I was always ... somewhere else.
[He's always somewhere else, back in Henrietta, even when he's right there with his friends.]