To be fair, back then, I didn't really have the words to tell you how much what you did meant to me. I thought thanking you and then proceeding to hang out with you forever would be enough to show it, instead.

[It's a distant smile he wears now, staring at the bowl of fruit on the table but seeing in his mind scenes much older than any he might be witnessing today.]

I've never been as talented with words as you are, anyhow. Showing you what I'm feeling and thinking is probably still the better option even now.