He stops then, pulls back a little and stares in shock. "I don't hate you. God, Sye, I could never hate you."

He lifts his hand to touch her cheek, to just look at her. She's his best friend and he didn't even stay by her bedside when she'd woken up. What a callous, stupid thing to do. He pulls completely away from her, gently but decisively, and turns away from her.

"I'm just angry. I'm so angry and hurt, and I felt abandoned, like a fucking child. And you were just doing a good thing, a... heroic thing. And I'm here moaning about stupid-... I just can't lose you," he finally confesses, his voice rough and emotional.