[He flusters and drops his gaze, fingers twisting the fabric of his sleeve. It isn't as though she's wrong. Everything about him is sad and pathetic.]

No, I just don't want to hurt people again. So I just... didn't want to do something to make you hurt too. I mean you're probably right, though! Um, about all of that stuff I mean. But um, I guess um... it's a mix of the bit where I'm scared to be alone and I've always been alone? So um. Yep. Sad and pathetic. Sorry.