He stands up and crosses the room, abandoning the blanket behind and wrapping his arms around Kepler's neck loosely. "You still have support," he reminds him. "And I don't want you to always have to support me."

It was why working with Hange had been so important to him. It's why Tim is so important. And Jon. And even fucking Dracula. These people in his life who he can go to and bitch to and complain and so that he doesn't have to pile all of that on Warren. So Warren can have everything important and special.

"I have other people," he tells him. "Step...three. So I can sometimes help you." Like he did when he graduated. When everything was overwhelming.