Even as a teenager who was going through voice cracks, Sebastian had a booming laugh. It'd be contagious, even if no one else wanted to laugh. Sebastian just had that kind of laugh. But it was rare for him to laugh like that. He preferred to make people laugh. To see their happiness, so he could fake it perfectly.

As he grew older, it got harder for him to even want to make people laugh. His older brother, staying home to just try to help his brother survive the rest of his teenage years home, was the only one Sebastian bothered to make laugh. His brother's happiness was more important, to him, than his own.

And of course, Severin felt the same way about Sebastian. He'd do anything to make his younger brother laugh, but it was hard. So, so hard. All he wanted was to see or hear his brother's happiness.

Nowadays, it's slightly easier to make Sebastian laugh again. He found a reason to smile. He found a reason to laugh too, the nickname 'moron' becoming his favorite thing to laugh over.