[Scowls and hunches in tighter. He's NOT good at being this form of willingly-vulnerable. There are a million ways he's insanely courageous and open, but telling someone he's scared, and wants to be wanted, and that he's dependent, and that he has no idea where he's going or what any of it will mean... that's the sort of thing he never dared let anyone know, and he's not going to get past that easily.]

[He sets his stitches with such firm, precise thrusts. He gives a grunt, that may be some form of "yes," but then it could just be indigestion.]