[Sebastian pushed those memories back again. There were too many things he hadn't been capable of dealing with. But somehow being here in this place, with people like Alec, he felt like he was being unraveled piece by piece. And he honestly wasn't sure it was a bad thing.]

"Sometimes you wonder?"

[Wiping away the tears he added quickly so there wouldn't be any misunderstanding:] "It's...You don't have to talk about it. I just...I'm...I want you to feel like you can talk to me, too, and not...I don't want to be a burden."