[Yuya laughs, a faint blush creeping up his face.]

It's more like he's the good friend. [Better than that, even.] Anyway, you had something terrible happen so... I don't blame you if that makes it hard for you to see him right now.

[Yuya's gaze drifts down lowering his phone.] I just hope you can believe when I say he's not like that. Gongenzaka... he knows what he looks like.

[What he thinks he could be. A monster.]