Hayun has a system. It's far from perfect but it's the best that he could come up with for keeping him in this house as long as possible. Intervention could possibly help him stay in this house longer. It could help him away from his flawed but serviceable system. It could improve things. But intervention could also improve things beyond Hayun's ability to maintain it financially. It could disrupt his system in such a way that he's never able to get back on track. Hayun can't let himself rely on anyone but Hayun. What if he starts to rely on someone else and they disappear? He can't take that risk. Not with his family home.

The financial burden, he can deal with. Enough. He can deal with it enough. It's the emotional burden that he needs the help with. His finances, he can do something about. There's a tangible solution. Emotions are harder. That's what he needs help with. Coming home from school and crying himself to sleep every so often isn't productive. It's short term relief but not a long term solution. Hopefully, that's where Yohan comes in. Someone to talk to. Someone to vent to and share some of that emotional burden with. He doesn't need Yohan's wallet, just his ear. Maybe a shoulder to cry on sometimes.

"Whenever possible," he agrees, his voice a little shaky. He holds Yohan's gaze for no more than a few seconds before averting his own. Just because he said Yohan could look at him now, that doesn't mean he wants to see Yohan looking at him. His red eyes and his puffy, splotchy face. Ugh. "I don't expect you to drop everything. You have a whole life outside of me and I don't want to get in the way of that." But, whenever possible, Yohan will be there for him.