[When Fern leans over to rest on his shoulder, Varian shifts his arm to wind around his boyfriend's waist. ]

Because I can be hurt here, Fern. I mean, I've been really lucky so far, but I've had more than a few near misses. We all have.

[He heaves out a soft sigh, sorry boyfriendo.]

I-I think what Elliot was trying to say is that we can't guarantee that any of us are completely safe. Not with how unpredictable the realms are. And even if we never went into them, there's nothing stopping things from the spirit realm leaking out into this world.