He shook his head and rubbed his thumb across the skin of her shoulder where his hand was resting in attempt to soothe. "You're not rotten, Jess. We've both done things we're not proud of and this place just made us worse. Whether it makes sense or not, I love you and I'm going to keep loving you for a long time. That's why I'm doing this: I want to see you smile again."

He could remember the look she'd given him when he first showed back up in the Tribute Tower, how wide her smile had been then, he'd loved her smile.

"I don't see someone who's rotten, I see someone who's got amazing strength, she just needs to find it again."