[ Ah, he sees. Yusuke is a better person than he is.

If it were Ren... anger is too present within him to be able to push it down completely, and the bitterness that sticks in the back of his throat is calling, like to spit out if he opens his mouth at the wrong time. It's why he can't go directly to the source of it, why he has to spend time to steady himself first. ]

I'm asking hypothetically.

[ He's smiling with his voice again, but it's tinted wet at the edges. The possibility still exists, after all, but it has to clear a few bars before Ren will let himself - ]

I wouldn't do anything to make you think your feelings are unwelcome, cuz they're not. I have... all the love and time in the world for you, whichever way this goes.