[ It's his first instinct to deflect, to huff a little laugh and murmur tell that to my brood. He doesn't, because he's better at not deflecting with Shiro, but it makes it across their link anyway. ]

There's not a lot of people here who're good at communication like that.

[ He pushes his hand upwards, tangling gently in Shiro's hair as he steps even closer, inviting Shiro to rest his head on his shoulder. ]

I know. But here - you don't have to lead anything if you don't want to, and you don't have to do it alone. If you screw up, it's okay. We'll fix it.