Shane pulls away by that amount, and Levi keeps his eyes closed, trying not to let the emotions whirling around in his chest escape. Shane's worried, he knows, and he doesn't want that. The urge to tell Shane is going to win, he knows that too, and so when he opens his eyes, he lets go of Shane's hair and strokes it instead, expression miserable.

"I have to tell you something," Levi nearly whispers.