[The words are difficult to process, and harder to believe once he does. How he can make Jude feel that way, when he feels so ill-equipped to give him the things he should have, is a mystery to him.
And he doesn't know what to say in answer to it.
So he just wraps his arms around him and hugs him close, tucking his face in the juncture between Jude's neck and shoulder]
You're right that I don't understand. But I want those things for you, because you give me them too.
[It's a muffled admission, but it's easier to say when his face isn't so exposed. These things don't come easily to him]
no subject
And he doesn't know what to say in answer to it.
So he just wraps his arms around him and hugs him close, tucking his face in the juncture between Jude's neck and shoulder]
You're right that I don't understand. But I want those things for you, because you give me them too.
[It's a muffled admission, but it's easier to say when his face isn't so exposed. These things don't come easily to him]