Remy nodded, placing his hands in the pockets of his trenchcoat and looking down. Once upon a time, when he was younger, he'd thought the same way, that keeping people at a distance was the best way to move forward. Less collateral damage that way. Now? Now sometimes other people were all that held him together.

Hell, there was a whole group of students who looked up to him. He couldn't disappoint them, could he?

"Used ta be I felt dat way, chere. Now...things have changed."