"Of course. I'll always lend an ear, if you need one," he says, just before he yawns deeply again. Fuck he's tired.

But he promised to stay up at least a little bit, and he loops an arm around them, letting his hand settle lightly on their thigh as he pulls them in as close as he can get them without yanking them into his lap.

"I can't say I'll always understand," he murmurs, an amused note in his voice, "but I'll at least listen."