[His smile wobbles a little, but holds fast, his hands turning to hold theirs back.]

I'm glad for it, too. Maybe if I was better at lying, I'd hide more, but I could never pull it off. And sensei was so good at reading people he always knew if something was bothering me. It was just so much easier to admit everything than dance around it forever. And you deserve to share yourself freely, too. After everything.

[He looks down, pensive for a moment.]

...I know that... sometimes it can feel like a burden, to share your problems with other people. But even if it is [because some problems are so, so heavy no matter how much love exists to lighten to load] if they care about you, it's worth it, right? That's... what I think they don't believe, yet.