Siyet.. definitely appeared to be sad, and upset, which.. he didn’t like. And were those tears gathering at the corners of her eyes? That wasn’t what he’d wanted. Not to hurt anyone, but just.. to be honest. That was better than lying, wasn’t it? He was pretty sure that it was, in the long run. His friend said that she
hadn’t expected anything. That she’d just wanted to
be honest, too. And the reason that she was sad, was because of.. how he saw himself. Not for her, but for him. That was odd, but incredibly touching.
Despite the confusion of these strange emotions, it didn’t seem like he had lost his friend, and that was enough to prompt him to smile just a little.
”I’m glad you told me. I respect you for.. being brave enough to do that. Honesty is important, from what I hear.. and, I thought you should know how I feel, too.” And that was incredibly true. It was more difficult than he liked to admit, to think about emotions on his own - let alone discuss them with someone. It was truly admirable that Siyet was brave to have that sort of a discussion, and Jet found that he really was glad they were having it, too.
But as for the last bit..
”..I also don’t hate myself. It’s.. complicated. But I know my limits. I know what I am, and also, I know what I can never be.” And, for various reasons, one of those things he never wanted to be was anything more than a friend to anyone. At least, though, he did seem to still have his
friend.