"Ken..." He gives Ken a little squeeze. "When I lost my mother, my whole world crumbled. It truly seemed hopeless, for a time... but that all changed. It took far too long, years, even, but with time, I was able to form genuine connections and start to heal."

Here. Let Raven wipe some of those tears, too.

"The world can be cruel, but there are good people, and it's possible to defy that cruelty."