Oliver got up and went to Tommy. He put his hands on Tommy's shoulders. "You misunderstood. I meant now, here, in the present, I want you to be in control of your decisions and your actions rather than take the easy escape. It's hard, and miserable, but you're succeeding in spite of that and I hope you're proud of yourself for keeping on going."
He looked at Tommy seriously. "I can't imagine what it was like for you. I shut down in order to survive and trying to reconnect to feeling anything for anyone else is like trying to climb sheer glass. But I see you on the other side of the glass waiting, so I keep climbing. If it weren't for you being here with me, I wouldn't even try. You're important to me, Tommy, and I'm sorry that I caused you any pain."