Odd-Eyes is soaking up the attention, shifting from foot to foot before giving her a playful nudge. Yuya laughs, moving his hand under the dragon's neck to encourage him to still.

"Yeah, he does. You care so much about your blastia, and you understood when I told you about them. So he has to know you're a really nice person."

Underneath all that gruff and bluster, he knows she is. He leans sideways a little, resting his cheek against Odd-Eyes with a warm smile.