You were helping Cross with one of his crises, you were the first willing to help him forever and one of the only ones who stayed. He likes to be your bodyguard who protects you and keeps you comfortable as a form of gratitude. But he also needs help sometimes

Thanks darling... I-I feel so much better now

he whispers with his skull buried in your chest hugging you tightly, you can hear short, low sobs along with tears