[it's not the first time jae-ha's seen it and he doesn't expect it to be the last - the way that people lash out when something curls a little too close to the truth. he's quiet for a few moments and he wants to disagree. hikage's let jae-ha get to know parts of him, little by little, and when he puts all the pieces together....

he breathes out and shuts his eyes]

... I think you should talk to Steph.

I'm sorry... for butting in. [even if he'd only meant to help, but he doesn't suppose that matters] I'll make it up to you - if that's what you'd like. A free favor, so long as no one gets hurt.

[it's the least that jae-ha can offer but]

... you're alive here, you know? You can be whoever you'd like. If you don't want to deal with the consequences after our time here is through, or you're afraid of who you might have been before, that's one thing -

But it's hard enough to find happiness here. If you find it, I hope you see the fortune in it.