[Finally, with those words, a faint hint of a smile returns to his face, though he's still struggling inside.]

I mean, I just wish I could help you do some of these things for you so it's not all resting on your shoulders, you know? So you don't have to work so hard and that we can hang out more often and do the boyfriend and girlfriend thing.

[He gestures animatedly before finally just throwing his arms down.]

I guess I'm just kind of useless at this right now.