[For him, impressions of people was such a naïve way of assessing someone's threat level. However, he had so many years of experience not trusting people completely that he knew it skewed his perception.]

I doubt he wants an encounter with me. We spent 3 years basically passing each other like two ships in the night.

[With all the problems that he and Lance had caused each other, Shiro had never seen fit to get involved. That precedence meant that this situation wasn't going to be any different. He wasn't actually concerned that he would have to worry about Shiro for a fight or even a conversation.]

I don't tell people where I live, and I prefer no one else does either. However, I don't make the rules on what people talk about. I can just have adult disapproval on my side.

[It was for security reasons that he didn't tell people where he lived, but it also wasn't something he would actively scold anyone over. Sometimes his reputation was good to keep trouble away.]

Perhaps a public airing of his mental breakdown will inspire him to finally get the assistance he needs.