Her collapse surprises him, and Esteban panics a bit, immediately letting go of her wrist, worried that he might have hurt her. Well-- he already has it's just-- it's just.
"I'm sorry." 'Dians, he's horrible at this, and he feels horrible, and this all was stupid, he just had to open his big mouth. Why does he always make things worse like this?
No. No they can still fix it. They can, it's just. He just needs to shut up. Offer her comfort, stop talking, except, maybe, to apologize. Find the right words to apologize and back off. He's done enough harm.
"... I can give you a hug, if you'd like?" It's the second time Esteban offers, but this time, it feels more fragile, more broken. He's butchering their friendship one second and asking for a hug the next, but he does hope that the contact might make her feel better. "Or I can just-- sit next to you?" That might work better. Tiny steps. Tiny steps, he has got to stop pushing for too much.
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"I'm sorry." 'Dians, he's horrible at this, and he feels horrible, and this all was stupid, he just had to open his big mouth. Why does he always make things worse like this?
No. No they can still fix it. They can, it's just. He just needs to shut up. Offer her comfort, stop talking, except, maybe, to apologize. Find the right words to apologize and back off. He's done enough harm.
"... I can give you a hug, if you'd like?" It's the second time Esteban offers, but this time, it feels more fragile, more broken. He's butchering their friendship one second and asking for a hug the next, but he does hope that the contact might make her feel better. "Or I can just-- sit next to you?" That might work better. Tiny steps. Tiny steps, he has got to stop pushing for too much.