Klaus nods. Yeah. That sounds about right. They knew about the finger thing, but it doesn't actually surprise them that he'd hoped it would be a sex thing. "I don't know how lucky he'd have gotten on that front. Blackbeard wasn't really seeming like he wanted to fuck." Not that he was going to go that way, but...it seemed unlikely. "I just...want to keep you all safe sometimes. Can't really help it. Even if..." There's a long sigh here. "Even if that means I'm a weapon. But if I am, it's my own choice and no one else's. And that's...fine. If I can help keep the people I care about safe and not be a liability."

That's the reaction he was expecting, honestly. Always so huffy about being told he deserves love. "Would you tell me that I don't deserve love because I've done bad things?" And another sigh. "I don't love you because I think you're better than you are. I love you for who you are. I just don't want you to limit yourself. I want you to grow and change and be the best version of you that you can be, but I will love you through every single moment of it. Even if you mess up, I will love you. Because you deserve it." There's a light boop of his nose and they hold him a little tighter. "I'm here. But it's not me you're not meeting. It's other people. You're willing to bend more because of your love for me and I love that you are. I just want you to be able to meet other people where they are, too."