[ he'll untangle a hand to tug the blanket up over her head, just so he can prop his chin there without touching her directly. ]

... I think if anyone could swing something like that, it'd be Rodya. [ purely just be being herself, it feels like. ]

I saw some of Gregor's background that week, some of the shit he went through before ending up where he was. [ him understanding... makes sense. ]

Seems like they've made it pretty clear you still belong with them, if that's what you want. I'm pretty sure that can be a feeling, a friendship, something like that, rather than you having to put yourself in danger like that for it.