"This is a start," he murmurs, pushing himself up along with Neil. And then they're just standing there, still so close, and it doesn't really feel any less awkward than the floor had been.

"I don't--" He falters, looks away and breathes out a quick laugh, starts again. "You got all the control here, okay? You want me to fuck off, you tell me and I'll fuck off. But I don't... I don't really wanna be alone tonight."