[That's all he wanted, right? For John to be willing to stick around, to stay friends after what they'd done and maybe repeat that. It's all he figured he could ask for.
And there's still an edge of disappointment despite that, one he's trying hard to bury. After hearing John say there's nothing he needs from him Ryan's quickly realizing that's something he wanted, too; to be needed in some way, to be important.
(I don't know what I expected) slips out of his thoughts, genuine confusion mixed into that frustration. It should be enough for him.]
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[That's all he wanted, right? For John to be willing to stick around, to stay friends after what they'd done and maybe repeat that. It's all he figured he could ask for.
And there's still an edge of disappointment despite that, one he's trying hard to bury. After hearing John say there's nothing he needs from him Ryan's quickly realizing that's something he wanted, too; to be needed in some way, to be important.
(I don't know what I expected) slips out of his thoughts, genuine confusion mixed into that frustration. It should be enough for him.]