//Too many glimpses into nightmare possibilities for your comfort, then?// He raised an eyebrow at her thoughtfully, and then reached for her hand. //I know how that feels. I could probably stand here blowing sunshine up your arse until I'm blue in the face all over again and it wouldn't do any good.//

Because, really, paranoia was kind of Jonothon's modus operandi.

//Instead of telling you not to worry about it, would it help if I offered a sounding board for your worries? I won't turn around and tell them to Karla, I won't even turn around and rip you a new one like the asshole I used to be, back when I was on rocky footing myself.// He shrugged his shoulders a little. //I have danced a few rounds in the 'being afraid of what I'm capable of becoming' ring, though.//

And, the unspoken statement left to sit there between the two of them: 'And I've danced a few rounds with you.'