[There is a sharp spike of anger, but it's quickly pulled to a halt as he actually stops to listen. Really listen. And then he finally gets it, with a slow, sinking sensation he understands what Helix has been on about this whole time. Why he really punched Yuuri. Why he's saying this now. What was underneath all that aggression and (sometimes scary) possessive nature.
He's afraid. He's afraid he'll be left behind, and if Aidan wasn't feeling so incredibly guilty he'd laugh at the irony. Instead he just wraps both arms around the smaller boy, carefully pulling him in as close as he possibly can and when he speaks his voice is as soft and apologetic as humanly possible.]
Helix... I'm so, so sorry. I never meant for you t'... what can I do? What can I do to make this better..?