Jamil feels like he should be satisfied that Kalim seems to finally get it, but strangely enough, seeing Kalim cry has never felt like the victory it should. Mostly Jamil just feels like shit. Not enough to get up there and coo at him the way he'd be expected to, but he doesn't really love the conclusion they've reached here either. At least now they're finally on the same page about it.

And, well. Kalim isn't the only one doing some reassessing. Maybe this is a conversation they should have had a long time ago.

"I could say the same thing to you," he says, keeping his voice neutral. He's not trying to start another argument. "I... didn't realize you were that serious about it."