"Yeah, he is right now." Which there were already indications of how that wasn't forever, but that point he felt had already been covered, which is why he doesn't stick to harping on it conceptually.

Rather, he waves his hand, because the real point is: "You get it though, having intense bonds like that which aren't romantic. You care so much, and you're not like... what's the best word. You're not in love with them. I'm not sure as many people here can really understand something like that."