You could hardly see from the tears clouding your vision, but that certainly didn't mean you couldn't hear Sean, nor did it mean you couldn't feel his hand stiffly rubbing along the length of your back.

"There... there," you could hear the awkward tone he had, feel how he tried to wipe your tears but nearly poked you in the eye instead.

Sean was trying his best to give you comfort, but it wasn't something he was used to handing out.