[ His heart being in his throat isn't appropriate for this at all. He's just holding his hand to give him some comfort. It's a thing you do. It's perfectly fine. It's woken him up a little and he sort of hates this.

Also, a Look. ]

And you, yes. He was so worried about people not liking him... [ After the whole, y'know, reveal. ] Which is silly. He's been nothing but genuinely nice here, and he means a lot to a lot of people.