"Don't worry 'bout it. I'm okay, too." They want to ask why this happened, what they did wrong in the first place, but they don't want him to start freaking out more.

Too late, he didn't push their hand down, so they're already rubbing the tears away. "Your face is wet, 'course I do. 'S not like it'll mess up my scarf or anything." Unless his superpowers include tears that melt stuff or something.