Patrick watched as she explained, in depth, how much his disappearance had hurt her. And as he listened to her, he realised that he would have done literally anything to keep her from that kind of pain.
Literally anything.
As if Famine in pain was the worst thing he could imagine-
Oh.
Those last words were like a knife straight to his heart. He had scared the shit out of her and the second he had called for help she had come running. It wasn't the first time either. She had come when Limos had been hurting him and she had come when Clio died and left him inconsolable. Famine had always been there, silently, at his side and never complaining.
Oh.
And when she finished he didn't even say anything, he just leaned in to kiss her. Sure he had done this before, but both times had been quick and desperate and impulsive. He had been trying to shut out something else but now- It was like a month in the dark and suddenly he could see.