[What does he want to do? That's the real question here. It would be kinder in the long-run to ignore this. To let it die before it can become something else. Something more. Because he's a goddamn disaster, and he's scared of hurting her. She deserves someone better than him. Someone that hasn't done the things he has.

But Varian selfishly doesn't want to do that. The thought of leaving this be hurts. He doesn't want this to be nothing. ]

I- I don't know. I'm... a lot, and you could do way better.

[There's no pity in his tone- just a statement of fact. The sky is blue.]

I... well, I-I guess we can see where it goes? Take our time? I don't know. Emotions are really hard.