"I was like, shy." He bit his lip, looked up at Ryohei with worry. "I like, didn't know what you'd think--I knew I'd sound totally dumb if I told you 'hey, ohmigod, I think I kinda have a crush on you' after all that stuff I said when I was drunk, but... I don't know, all this stuff with the Queen, right, it kinda makes it seem like it's not worth being afraid of things like that. What if she got to me and I never got to tell you how I feel about you?"