"... ah." He faltered for a moment. It hit close to home. Too close to home. It was nowhere near the same, he realized. But he knew he wasn't the same icicle either. It's why he and Suki didn't work.

And yet...

"Maybe you're not. But. You're made up of all the same pieces. Those are the parts that matter. To me."

I'd have been better off if I realized this a few days ago, with Suki.