[ Obviously not, he wants to say, but not only does he not want to make his brother talk about awful things when he's clearly gone through trauma ... he's not sure how to tell his brother that he recognizes the difference between the occasional bruise and signs of consistent, painful scarring. Lived the difference, seen it in the rest of the Six too. None of them have come through the last two years unscathed.
Gently, very gently, he puts one hand on Tadashi's arm. ]
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Gently, very gently, he puts one hand on Tadashi's arm. ]
Where were you? ... Why couldn't you come home?
[ Doesn't even ask "didn't" there. ]