[The effect does seem to be near-instantaneous, like having a sudden small burst of energy.]

Well uh...you know...

[Goddammit.]

That's not what I meant either just that you...[Christ, how does he even begin to explain this.] Other you...we never lived together at all and then at one point you left, you know? Like it was just me around...well me and the other people I knew but you get the fucking picture.

[Tell him how you feel? If only it was that easy.]

You need space, or at least I thought you did, but there's always that fear one day you'll be gone again. Or that I'll be gone from this place.

[So his fear of loss meant he tried to get away from it, because that's very logical (except it's not). It was, however, somewhat every much who Hank was. Not quite ignoring a problem, but trying to get away from it so he can detach himself. Even if he cared.]

So uh...sorry. Guess I came off more of an asshole than anything else.

[There's more, but it's a start.]