[All those different implications made it difficult to figure out just what Helix had meant, and so Aidan stopped trying. It didn't matter in the end either way, because he hadn't been there and although there had been absolutely nothing he could do about it, he felt like he should've. Helix had been the one to leave, and still Aidan felt like he was the one who didn't come through.
Biting hard into his bottom lip Aidan shifted closer once more, adjusted his position until he could wrap both arms tightly around the other, fingers curling against his back. He didn't know what to say, but he could at least show that he'd be there, he'd always be there and not just because he promised. ]
Ain't never gonna let anyone touch you again. [Muffled. Ragged, but still with enough force to show that this? This was a promise he was willing to die for.]