"I..." Don't want you to have my back, don't want anyone to have my back, I just want to be alone like I should be, that's all. There's a sort of cognitive dissonance with what he's thinking and how he's feeling, but he's just going to ignore that right now. Focus on Hazel, and what she needs. "Yeah. I know."

He snorts. "Here's hoping it makes her too angry to think straight." He looks down at his sister, and while he doesn't smile at her, there's something soft in his expression that's usually absent. Just for her. "You're going to be okay, Hazel." Even without him.