How about the option where he doesn't touch me?

[ He sounds petulant and feels ridiculous. But there has to be another option, right? If this is going to work—if Reiner is going to keep it together, if he's going to avoid transforming in a moment of panic—there must be another option. ]

I'm serious, Jean. I'm trying not to mess up this pact before it's even finalized. I'm trying. But that shit back there? [ He shakes his head. ] I can't do that. Not with him.