[ Then...he puts a small smile on his face. ]

But...it's fine. There's nothing I can do to change any of that.

[ It's not fine but the latter part is certainly true.

He loosens his arms, not realizing how stiff they'd gotten...and then he lifts his head. His eyes are slightly pink, but – they did this last week, so – he gently places his hand over hers, the one on his arm. ]

I just...gotta focus on who's in front of me now. Right? Like my new roommate.