[Sebastian shook his head, tried not to cry even more than he already was. He didn't want his voice to break or to have Alec see him looking so pathetic so he found the simplest way of telling him he wasn't hurt.]

"I like you, like you, Alec."

[He really wished they weren't having this conversation so far apart from each other. But maybe it was best. Alec had needed time and maybe he still needed time. He was also realizing he hadn't really dealt with his part of the nightmares or how much he had been worried about Alec until now. Seeing Alec had made him so happy and he wanted to feel like that again.]

"Very much."