Noah sighs and tilts toward Ronan, resting his shoulder to Ronan's and leaning against him. He doesn't want Ronan to think he doesn't love him, but there's love and then there's the boundaries of human relationships. He won't interfere because he loves Ronan, because he loves them all so much.

"I'm happy, I shouldn't have said that. I'm here, right?" he says, and smiles. "I'm alive-ish and I get to live with all my best friends." He wants to reassure Ronan that he won't leave or drift away, but he's trying really hard to let people's thoughts stay their thoughts and at least pretend he can't hear them. "I'm grateful."