Yuya breaks the gaze at the exact same time, looking the opposite direction. Something about saying that leaves him a little winded, and there's a jitter in his heart. "Yeah! I--I'd like that."

Things get a little awkward in a way that leaves Yuya cold, but Gongenzaka like this enough to come back to it. Of course he does, as friends, because Gongenzaka has an appreciation for beauty and nature. Yuya reaches for Gongenzaka's hand with both of his, instinctively, dropping the flower on his lap as a result. "I think, I'd really..."

The words come out slowly, and Yuya realizes he doesn't remember what he was going to say. Trying to say? Was he trying to say anything, or was his tongue just tripping over words to fill the silence? His mind is drawing blanks, and he panics.

"I'd be lucky to have you," he's not even sure he says it at first, his voice sounding as distance as his gaze. His skin feels hotter.