[Hijikata's encouraging smile slowly fades as he sees that smoke from Gokudera's lungs again. To his best knowledge it isn't painful, but still, what a condition to be struck with... and this is already such an improvement compared to when he still had to deal with the collar.]

Yeah, take the time you need. Or... if you have other things that you need to get out first, why not write such a haiku first? Just for yourself. You don't have to submit it to Monika.

[Given Gokudera's double loss he could probably fill a whole poetry book (or music album, if he were so inclined) with only elegies of heartbreak, but why not? Isn't that better than bottling it up? Hijikata usually has an easier time getting heavy feelings out of his system by sparring or training, but he's simply not in a condition where he could offer that to Gokudera.]