"Maybe," he said, unsure. But... Even if it is real, you don't have to deal with it alone." It was said so softly it came out somewhere between an offer and a question. "I don't really know how to no do the whole starting a friendship thing, because most of my friends decided we were friends before I knew what was happening... But... If you need a friend while we're both stuck here..." He offered a hand awkwardly.
Phone tag while cat is keeping me awake, please excuse typos and errors