‘I’m having trouble watching you do all you need to do and not being able to take anything off your plate,’ he muttered,
This was actually my inital guess, bc of all the ppl who dislike him he cant be there for her in the way he would be if he was allowed to, in a way its jealousy-- envy for the person he wants to be but cant because of his rep. And its poorly directed resentment because of the resrlessness and frustration its causing
