Kylo's arms looped around her but they were weak and halfhearted for a moment. As he stood there towering over her wondering what to say or what to do he gripped Heather tighter perhaps hoping that would make the tsunami of emotions abate.
"Life happened," he said cryptically. "This place happened. I should not be the one to tell you this!" Kylo had started softly as he tried to find ground to stand on but it just slipped away until he stood emotionally upon a sheer cliff, yelling into the abyss by the end.