-- and look what happened.

You made me trust you, and then you played me like an idiot! And now --

[ His breath hitches, shoulders trembling violently. ] And now everything -- everyone -- is gone! Because of you. [ His grip tightens once again on his partner's shirt, but this time... it's less like he's on the verge of punching the other boy, and more like he's just desperate for a lifeline. ] ... because of me...