He didn't quite meet Blitz's eyes, on that one. There hadn't been a good reason for it, just his usual bullshit, expecting the rug to be pulled out at any moment, the other shoe to drop, the inevitable betrayal... but it'd never come, had it.

They were just... there. Unquestioningly. Even when he was being shitty, even when they felt like shit. "I just... know what it's like. Not having anyone, when you're... grieving. It doesn't lead anywhere good."