I could never h-hate you for that Max. [ On the contrary it was something of the opposite at the time, and even now Helios holds no ill will towards the other man.

He blinks in surprise at the intensity of Max's gaze, unable to look away for that moment. He'll bite his lip gently unable to really discredit the other's words. ]

I-I'm sure why. [ Because there are things he's done, unintentionally, that were still terrible to even speak about. ] But I-I believe you. I can't even reproduce those feelings anymore. And I'm sorry that I can't because I-I did enjoy our time together.

[ When he was normal and not like...this. He was happy and normal and not as lonely for an entire week, and maybe that's all he needed. But who was he kidding? He wished it had lasted far longer than it had. ]