Ahh, there we go. Just having her here was a relief, but having her right next to him, having her hand on him, that really gets through to him.

"Kyoko," he exhales, shoulders sagging as that breath takes some of his tension away. As though that tension was keeping him together, though, his voice becomes as shaky as his hands as a result. "Can you... can you stay, too?" Even if it's just for a while, "I don't... I don't know if I can trust myself to - to stay, if I'm alone."

Maybe when he gets his head on straight, he won't feel like immediately bolting the moment he's by himself, but for now, that company will help him keep himself accountable.