[Heizou can't help but chuckle softly at the way Aether blushes at his words. He's only half-joking; if he had another chance at setting things up for this moment, he would do it properly. He would make it romantic, serve Aether a candlelit dinner with all of his favorite dishes, shower him with flowers and gifts, carry him into bed himself and tell him exactly what his intentions are. He hadn't expected to get caught off guard like this when he decided to come into the Traveler's room to wake him for the day. The blind spot Heizou has for him is clearly bigger than he'd thought.

Raising himself up a little, he presses a gentle kiss to the other's cheek. He's also blushing a bit again, butterflies in his stomach just from hearing such sweet words from Aether. The Traveler is endlessly kind. It's one more thing that makes Heizou fall for him a little more everyday.]

You're so good to everyone around you, my dear partner. So considerate and selfless... Let me be the one to take care of you for once, okay?

[He presses their foreheads together again, looking deep into Aether's eyes like he's searching for all the answers in the universe there.]

Are you nervous?