The touch killed his resolve to hold onto his composure then and there, and a sob escaped him almost immediately, then another as he hid his face, unable to stop the tears from coming anymore. It hurt too much, and it just made him feel more terrible because he tried to be so good about this. He'd been trying so hard to let Kakashi just decide this without- without feeling guilty or something because of him.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't- I can't." He shifted, then threw his arms around his shoulders. "Please, I'm sorry."