"I'm more of a big brother and teacher to him. We don't have fathers. I was an orphan for as long as I could remember."

The attempt for a hug is welcomed if anything helps ease his pain, now that he survived from that trauma and lives again in this world. He even slowly raised his arms to hug her back. Just a small hug then quickly released, realizing what he is doing.

Since she approved of flowers and he figured out she likes them. "Mn, I'll paint it. Just for you."