Yeah, it's good that they seem to be sorting themselves out. Perhaps their issues were lesser than ours to begin with!

[Certainly, he doesn't feel a desire to leave here any time soon. He has a lot to work through!

Sensing a tremor of uncertainty from Hanako about that very thing, he smiles warmly, and once again has to stop himself reaching out to cover her hand with his own.] Well, there's me, I guess. I know I'm not exactly a perfect kind of friend for a teenage girl, but I'm not going anywhere for a good long while and even when I do... We could keep in touch, if you wanted?