[About how things look. About what people think. Well, most people, anyway. He cares about what Arisu thinks, apparently, or he wouldn’t be struggling with this. He'd make a joke of it and let Arisu live with his anxieties. But that’s not what he wants either. At the very least Arisu deserves to know where he stands.
Assuming, of course, Chishiya can manage to communicate it to any significant degree.]
My point is I haven’t been trying to trick you. I’ve been flirting with you.
[As in, genuinely flirting. Or trying to. He adds dryly:]
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I don’t care about that, either.
[About how things look. About what people think. Well, most people, anyway. He cares about what Arisu thinks, apparently, or he wouldn’t be struggling with this. He'd make a joke of it and let Arisu live with his anxieties. But that’s not what he wants either. At the very least Arisu deserves to know where he stands.
Assuming, of course, Chishiya can manage to communicate it to any significant degree.]
My point is I haven’t been trying to trick you. I’ve been flirting with you.
[As in, genuinely flirting. Or trying to. He adds dryly:]
My sincerity could use some work.