*He tried to look away, but he couldn't hide his reddened eyes in the end. He tried to swallow his tears several times and took deep breaths to act as if nothing was wrong, but his breath, which had already begun to tremble, would not calm down as he wished.

The transparent droplets hanging precariously on the tips of his eyelashes finally succumbed to their weight and slowly rolled down his cheeks. Even as he hurriedly wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, tears welled up again, and he kept his head bowed, struggling to hide his face. Desperate not to be seen, he pressed his palms against his eyes and tried to regain his composure by needlessly brushing back his hair, but his emotions had already reached their limit.

......

He bit his lip hard, fearing that a sob would leak out if he opened his mouth, and forced himself to steady his trembling lips. His gaze merely wandered the floor, lost, and the tears that had once broken free showed no sign of stopping easily.

He managed to hold back the sound of his crying until the very end. However, his slightly shaking shoulders, his ragged breathing, and the tears that kept falling were not enough to hide his true feelings.*