He had his hand clamped firmly across his eyes, even with his eyes shut as tight as he could get them. His free hand reached out for Arthur as he heard the other man approach, grabbing hold of his hand as quickly as he could. "My eyes, I... I tried to light up and there was a, a flash or something... the lighter flame? But fuck me, it hurts," he tried to explain before trying something.
Removing his hand from in front of his eyes, he carefully opened one eye, but only by a tiny crack. Everything was incredibly blurry, thanks to all the tears that were somehow everywhere and everything was far too bright but there, right in front of him, was Arthur. Or an Arthur-shaped blob, at any rate. Shutting his eye once again, he smiled shakily at Arthur.