[ Without even fully realising it, Ange had started to grip her cup a little tighter - mostly out of.. some sort of nervousness, she never knew how he would respond to something, just like the time he had suddenly grabbed her and lifted her off the ground. But luckily he actually seemed to be taking this well, so.. did he finally start to understand? ]

It's only human to do that. [ The least she can do is help him out more in return for not exploding, huh. ]

Sometimes it hurts so much that it's just.. easier to close yourself off. [ She knows all about that, it's practically the story of her life. ] Most of the time it even takes effort to not do that when bad things happen.