He's fully expecting a fight and steels himself for it. But when it doesn't happen, it catches him completely off guard. Instead he's left blinking numbly for a moment as it sinks in and his face softens.

When she holds him the tension in his body finally relaxes. A wave of relief washes over him with her gesture and he lets her rest her forehead on his. It's exactly the sort of reassurance that he needed.

"It's fine... I'm fine." He takes a shaky breath. "It's just been... a lot. You know?"