It wasn’t until the mission had already been complete and Rudy had already moved out that he realized the bracelet you had made for him was missing, gone from his right wrist where he kept it.

He was heartbroken, saddened at the discovery. The second he got back, he was quick to tell you, apologizing over and over.

“It’s alright, Rudy.” You had said. “I didn’t even know you kept it.”

He was shocked. “Of course I kept it, why wouldn’t I?”