[ His heart is cold and dead already so it's fine, she doesn't need to worry about him. ✌️

But it is both heartwarming as well as a little distressing to know that she worries about him, if only because he doesn't feel as though he deserves it. Especially not after she witnessed him basically try to murder a child. Still, they've been together long enough that it seems worse to invalidate and dismiss her feelings entirely, so he settles for a quiet acceptance instead. ]

I'll try not to make you worry too much in the future then.

[ Hopefully there will be no more little hims he feels compelled to kill. Speaking of little hims... ]

Do you reassure most little boys that they're going to grow up to be tall?