He hadn't meant to make her cry and something told him it was exactly him that had done it. Nevertheless, there she was with tears on her cheeks and he couldn't fix it. He wished for a moment that he didn't always want to fix everything. But then he figured maybe without that he wouldn't want to fight and he wouldn't want to be a dude. He'd be a girl. That almost made him laugh but he kept himself perfectly serious. With one hand he tenderly brushed the tears from her cheek, letting his fingers linger in what he hoped was a soothing way against her skin.
"Shannon?" he asked softly. He looked at her for a long moment, searching her eyes. Then he leaned in, nuzzled her cheek gently with his nose before placing a very light kiss on her cheek.