...I know what that feels like. When you feel like you're gonna lose it, but the other person already is and they need help. So you hold it together when maybe if it was just you, you couldn't manage it.

[ Drake's definitely someone who can stay calm for other people as easy as breathing, but calm for himself took time.

He reaches up and brushes Ephemera's hair back, nuzzling his cheek gently. ]

It takes strength, you know?