[ They've known, they've always known -- Grimm never travels without his Troupe, so he must be missing them. Regardless of what waits for him, in the end.
Rather than light the one they've been given, rather than dedicate it to anyone they're missing (too many to count, an emptiness in them that cannot be filled), they look up at him for a moment and then choose another firework themselves.
It explodes in red fire, soaring across the sky. They watch it go, light flickering across their blank face.
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Rather than light the one they've been given, rather than dedicate it to anyone they're missing (too many to count, an emptiness in them that cannot be filled), they look up at him for a moment and then choose another firework themselves.
It explodes in red fire, soaring across the sky. They watch it go, light flickering across their blank face.
They didn't get to say goodbye then - not to him.
So maybe all they can do is say it now. ]