[ hugs are nice. being with people is also nice. jonas has been used to being alone or not having very strong connections. that was true for a good portion of the last couple of years. and then he'd met alex, and a day later he'd met setsu. kazuki. all people he's strongly bonded with now. people he can rely on and trust.

setsu in particular...really was sort of the first friend he'd made on his own in a very long time. the first he felt like he could trust without fear of that trust being broken. it had been a scary process to decide it was okay. but he made the right choice, he thinks. ]

I do. Know that, I mean. I think...I always have. Maybe that's why it was always a little frustrating to see you take on everything you do. I--all of us--want to be there for you, too. We need each other.