[This is ending up more relatable than Dorian was expecting without any context offered beforehand or now. The difference is that, for whatever reason he has, Grayson seems more than simply annoyed by the inconvenience of other people's emotional inconsistencies and ill-fitting expectations.]

No, [he chuckles, startled and amused by the abrasive absurdity of the hand comment] but I'm not a cuddler. For some people, intimate pain in the right context is halfway to romance.

[As Grayson talks about responsibility, Dorian nods.]

Then don't. As you've said, it's not your responsibility-- it's their own mistaken assumptions and buyer's remorse when they're getting exactly what they paid for and were warned about.

You sound like you've made some kind of decision already [he notes] so what's the part of this that's actually bothering you?