[Shakes his head, embarrassed despite himself - things have been so weird-ish around them as a general thing as of late, mostly due to the fact that so much other things have been going on in terms of going home, news from home, the passage of time back home, etc, that at times he feels awkward and burdensome with how much he needs and wants him, and especially in this situation where he can't even pretend he's not clingy - part of him is still not used to it]
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... Well. I at least know know you're not about to judge me for it.