[ He's flustered too. But the difference was that he also wasn't going to shy away either. Just as he's become her safe space, Ayaka was the one place he knew he could just...be. Where things were normal. Where things made sense. There was far too much happening back home. Too many variables that were left unknown about his and everyone else's fate. The whirlwind rollercoaster ride that they're about to embark on. And this world added more fuel to that proverbial fire. Only when he was with Ayaka did things just...slow down. Make sense. And with it came a sense of comfort, and an awoken openness. He decides to get comfortable, letting one of his legs rest out in front of him while he rests an arm against his raised knee. ]

...

[ He admits, ]

You're not the only one. [ If anything, especially after what they'd experienced during the festival alone, ] We've always been fine just letting things happen as they come...

[ And he still was. He finds himself scooching a little closer, but not enough that he's right in her face. ]

But... I don't think I've ever...asked what you liked. Or wanted.

[ Cloud you used to be such a blunt and crass boy. You can say it. What are your kinks. ]