[He puts forward a lot, most of the time, to make sure no one sees him like this. He doesn't like being this person, someone vulnerable and open. He's just-- not. Vulnerability was beaten out of him by life, by circumstance, by ill placed trust one too many times.

He doesn't know how to soothe himself. And deep down, those Judges all those years ago were right- he will never be satisfied.]

Look, just... you don't have to sit here and feel bad for me or something, it's been days. She'll, uh. Y'know. Be back soon.

[It doesn't even dawn on him she might know what that means now. Sometimes, things just hurt.]