You couldn't lie to yourself and say that your eyes weren't red and your throat wasn't tight as your family never showed to tap you out. They'd forgotten it was today.

Graves hadn't forgotten you, though. He wasn't required to stay until the last person left, but the Shadows were his family. He sighed, standing from where he was leaning against a picnic table on the side of the field and moving to you. His arms wrapped around you in a hug as you began to shake.

"I've got ya, hun. You alrigh?"