Leaked his emotions all over the place? That must mean that as he flit from thought to thought, Julian could at least feel it. Hear it? He didn't know how it worked but it spiked his anxiety to places it hadn't been yet in this meeting. Swallowing hard, he tried his best to push it back down. He knew he questioned himself a lot, those around him, too. There wasn't anyone that could tell him that more than he knew it, but it was still odd to hear it from a stranger. "What do you mean... fragile in their own way?" There was worry there, now too.
Being one that hadn't quite been interested in love before, it would have passed right over Rhys' head if not for current events in his life. He already felt certain things when thinking of Joseph, and a level of protectiveness was one of them. Of worry. Of wanting to make sure he was safe, even though there wasn't much he could do about that part. What did he have to offer besides his presence and what was already asked of him?
What did it mean? Other than what he'd already been warned about? "T-Things will be expected that wouldn't have been otherwise?" He was looking away again. Off at a point that didn't matter all that much.