"Because—you needed each other, yes? You needed someone to rely on. No matter what." I'm glad you're still normal, even in this bizarre situation... He doesn't remember the words, but he feels sick, abruptly, for no reason he can think of

(we're taking the offer

there's nothing left i can say our deal's off)

His voice drops and sharpens, brittle and, possibly, terribly familiar. "But it's nonsense, isn't it? It can't possibly work that way. You can't build a friendship on nothing but trauma. The whole idea is absurd." let yourself count on someone, trust someone, even for a moment, and when you need them most....