Sollux drew in a breath and let it out, then smiled at her in return. "It'th not tho bad, yeah."

His heart was still pounding. For so long he'd been convinced that she hated him because of everything that had happened. Even after he learned that she had been dead, it had still felt like she wanted nothing to do with him. But it was really starting to seem like he'd been wrong about that.

His voice dropped hesitantly. "Uh, Aradia?"