[ Damian doesn't tense, or glare, or otherwise indicate that the closeness makes things particularly worse. He's not exactly looking forward to a hug, but Kyle being close is... ]

[ It means that he's still here. Undeniably, if just for the moment. It helps. ]

He has been here as long as me. It's difficult not to think that, if he's taken away now, something big's likely to happen.