He quiets, at least- calmed more by the reminder that Jim's not going anywhere yet. His weak hold on Jim relaxes further, though he's not lying back.

"That just means you'll take Stratos." The other man who's already had to do too much to bail him out. "That doesn't make it better. I'm not asking you to fix my mistakes again. I'm just- afraid I'm going to start remembering things and lose my grip like last time-"

He swallows. Looks at his hands. "If I fuck up again, you'll be there to get hurt."