[He's not really sure if that's going to be a good thing in the end, because caring means it's easier to hurt, and sometimes the easiest option of all seems like it would be to just. Not. ...But not caring is also lonely, so maybe it's just a matter of which hurt is the softest and least difficult to recover from.
His head dips a little at the thanks, too, because he's not entirely sure what she's thanking him for. But he's also learned by now not to turn down thank-yous, so that's his gentle acknowledgment.]
I just wish I could, like... I dunno. Do more, I guess?
[What a vague thing to say - do more, like there's anything he could do to begin with... But it's still true. He wishes he could help, or ease those painful truths at least a little.]
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His head dips a little at the thanks, too, because he's not entirely sure what she's thanking him for. But he's also learned by now not to turn down thank-yous, so that's his gentle acknowledgment.]
I just wish I could, like... I dunno. Do more, I guess?
[What a vague thing to say - do more, like there's anything he could do to begin with... But it's still true. He wishes he could help, or ease those painful truths at least a little.]