Introduction

I looked him in the eye. "You're sad."
He smiled superficially, like he could support the weight of his own walls nevermore. "I'm not."
"Don't lie to me," I warned him, "because every thought running through your head right now? I've felt it too. So talk to me. Tell me what's going on."
He blew out a sigh. "You want to know?"
"Please."
"I think I'm about to die."

*

In which Hau makes a mistake and thinks he has to bear the pain all by himself. Along the way, he forgets who is he. He forgets who loves him.
Gladion is right there to remind him.