[Wesker will allow it, and he'll return it after a moment, though there's still no desperation to it on his end of things; he'll let his hand just bury itself in Jaeger's hair for a moment before continuing to play with it lightly between his fingers, the gesture soft and repetitive.]
[It's good, it'll get Jaeger to calm down eventually. He's still a little tense and obviously worked-up, but it's nothing that's unbearable or overwhelming.]
I always want to be. You mean so much to me, after all... I want to look out for you in any way I can.
I'm fine for the time being. Even with what that person said to me in mind, I really am doing all right. Far better than I was for a while, at any rate.
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It's at least acknowledgement that someday things might change and for now, that's good enough.]
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You really are good to me.
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I always want to be. You mean so much to me, after all... I want to look out for you in any way I can.
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You know that this isn't hurting me, don't you? This entire situation, the way I think about these things. There's no pain in it.
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