[He's relieved that she doesn't pull away, because that means things aren't that broken between them, no matter how complicated and confusing it all is. It's something they can work on.
He puts his arms around her in return, blinking hard so he doesn't start crying too; he's never good at watching friends be so upset, psychology training or not, and that's without all his own... Everything, that he's trying to hold back. But he manages for now, taking a deep breath and letting her get out whatever she needs to, but when she starts apologizing he has to shake his head and immediately protest--]
You don't have anything to apologize for. We'll deal with it, it's okay.
[All of it, it can be worked through and fixed. She doesn't need to blame herself, it's not like it was her fault; even their fight here was something they were equally responsible for, and what happened in the Aerie... None of that was because of her, and she has enough to deal with without adding guilt that should be hers on top of it.]
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He puts his arms around her in return, blinking hard so he doesn't start crying too; he's never good at watching friends be so upset, psychology training or not, and that's without all his own... Everything, that he's trying to hold back. But he manages for now, taking a deep breath and letting her get out whatever she needs to, but when she starts apologizing he has to shake his head and immediately protest--]
You don't have anything to apologize for. We'll deal with it, it's okay.
[All of it, it can be worked through and fixed. She doesn't need to blame herself, it's not like it was her fault; even their fight here was something they were equally responsible for, and what happened in the Aerie... None of that was because of her, and she has enough to deal with without adding guilt that should be hers on top of it.]