Clementine does not expect him to be able to forgive himself now or ever even if she also understands the weight that can be lifted by doing so. Even if she sees how what happened to him shapes the way he views himself. Sometimes it breaks her heart the way that he views himself sometimes (that low sense of self worth that he has). It's just not easy to do- to let go of.

And sometimes it's better to feel guilty than to not feel guilty at all. It's just who Louis is. There's plenty Clementine should feel guilty about that she doesn't.

That she didn't blink an eye at.

She nods even as her eyes burn. She's grateful that she managed to get through to him at all. After all this time in his own personal hell, she didn't really expect to- wouldn't' blame him if he couldn't hear her, but she had to try to tell him how she feels. She likes the kid that he was. She cares about him regardless of how he views that kid, regardless of how he views himself.

"I know it's not easy. I know it's- it's difficult as fuck," Clementine says softly, hugging him tightly again. "And I'm not going anywhere."