What if Hide’s scars made him not able to smile any more? He could only pull off a tiny “smile” by trying hard to lift the corners of his mouth. I also imagined that he lost more muscle control on his left side and his left eye is blind.
Our precious sunshine might never smile brightly now.
Someone wanted to see Amon and current Hide interacting...I hope this is ok.
Amon knocked on the door and waited for some sort of reply, when he received none he opened it anyway and stopped at the site. The terrorist leader Hide was leaned back in his chair obviously unconscious, plans and maps were sprawled out on the table in front of him.
Amon sighed and went over to the blond, this wasn’t the first time he had caught the other passed out in an uncomfortable spot. He was just about to shake the other awake when he was taken aback at how young the other looked while asleep, Hide was still young even while awake but it was more emphasized while the other was asleep.
The wear and tear of not only life but leading a revolt against the CCG forced Hide into a seriousness that was not befitting of his age, the scars that marred his face only added to the illusion that he was much older.
Amon looked at the various papers and wondered how Hide could make sense of some of these things, Amon was not stupid by any means but the way Hide came up with long term plans and solutions made it seem like the blond lived on a different level than he did.
Silently determined Amon lightly shook the sleeping man, “Hide, get up. If you sleep here you’ll complain all day about how you’re neck hurts.” Hide awoke but obviously took a few moments to collect his bearings and rubbed at his eyes before looking at Amon and grabbing his notebook.
Fell asleep again, my bad. Thanks, I needed to finish this before tonight. Amon shook his head at the note, "I’m sure whatever you’re working on can wait until tomorrow. Don’t give me that look, it can. When’s the last time you ate real food? Not chips and coffee but an actual meal.”
Hide pointedly refused eye contact and was obviously trying to remember the last time he ate a warm meal, ok I’ll eat after this. Amon rose an eyebrow and stared at the other until Hide shifted uncomfortably, ok I guess I’ll eat now.
Amon smiled at the small victory, “If you don’t mind, I’ll keep you company.” Hide nodded and stood up, after cracking his back and neck he grabbed his notebook and gave the other a thumbs up.
Walking together Amon noted how the other seemed to be a bit unsteady on his feet, “are you feeling alright?” Hide looked at him in surprise and gave him a smile and a nod, the action made Amon curious.
“If you don’t mind me asking. Does it hurt to smile fully like that?” Part of Hide’s face was scarred and with that a large portion of both his cheek and lips, it stood to reason that a pulling against the scar tissue would be uncomfortable at the least.
Hide slowed down for a moment before finally nodding, Amon nodded as well and laid his hand on the others shoulder. “You shouldn’t force yourself to smile. Especially around friends.”
