The Tangle i've been watching your kindness keep a lonely company

Hyacinth stops short just a few steps away when he sees his partner flinch. His tail that nearly struck each side of his ribs slowed a bit, and even more so when Zephyr spoke.

What? His smile is heavy now. He blinks in confusion. What do you mean? It’s.. it’s me. Phillip? Speaking the name he so desperately tried to hide lately made fear bubble in his gut. But that did not compare to feeling he got when he thought Zephyr had completely forgotten him.