[Considers, too, more thinking of how to phrase this... there's some things he won't say, if only because this is. still hard for him to process and talk about fully, and he and Sebastian are hardly close.]
I always knew my family and friends cared about me. [But they never pushed him or stepped over the line he drew...] But Victor...
Ever since the first moment I saw him, he's surprised me and inspired me. Even when he had no idea who I was, I always... [Shakes his head a little, thoughtful, fiddling with his water bottle.] I owe a lot to him.