[ He's looking away shamefully as she unties that ribbon, but when she offers it, Ciel stares no less than incredulously, as if he doesn't believe that the gesture would be offered at all. His face turns a little red, since he's humbled by this gesture. It gives the impression that Ciel almost isn't used to this level of kindness.
Ciel wipes at his mouth with his (thankfully gloved) hand first, since he doesn't want to ruin her necktie completely, but he takes it to brush away those hot, almost painful tears at the corners of his eyes. He lifts up his eyepatch, and Peko will be able to see the eye underneath, though there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it. It's closed, however, which implies there might be something about the eye itself. He's quick to cover it back up, though, and though he coughs again, since his throat is irritated now, he'll speak softly. ]
I'm sorry— She's your classmate, not mine, but...
[ It hit him pretty hard, and in a way that's difficult to explain. ]
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Ciel wipes at his mouth with his (thankfully gloved) hand first, since he doesn't want to ruin her necktie completely, but he takes it to brush away those hot, almost painful tears at the corners of his eyes. He lifts up his eyepatch, and Peko will be able to see the eye underneath, though there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it. It's closed, however, which implies there might be something about the eye itself. He's quick to cover it back up, though, and though he coughs again, since his throat is irritated now, he'll speak softly. ]
I'm sorry— She's your classmate, not mine, but...
[ It hit him pretty hard, and in a way that's difficult to explain. ]