Don't. [ he doesn't want the apology, but he will take the warmth, holding him closer. ]

...I never thought I'd use that word with anyone. My family isn't like that, we start killing each other when we're twelve, if not younger. I wasn't raised with any of that in mind.

[ he doesn't sound like he minds, he just feels the need to express that a lot of the weight rests on his end. ]