[Otabek wraps his arm around him, holding him close, fingers dancing a slow line up and down his bicep.]

He'll have to understand that you don't want to see him right now. It's not unreasonable to ask for space. [Not after everything they've been through.] Trying to force either of you into something that you aren't ready for, will just end in disaster.

[His pauses, then resumes moving his hand almost immediately.]

You know that you can come here whenever you need to, right? You and Yusuke both. You don't even have to ask first.