[He remains rather plainly confused for another moment longer before it all seems to hit him in one go; he tenses up rather sharply again, his gaze shooting down to where he's still clutching that mug in his lap, held tightly between both hands.
He's...never had anyone actually interested in him before, at least not to his knowledge; it crosses his mind vaguely that of course it would be his luck that it's another guy. Ishimaru has never been interested in anyone himself, and boys have always been out of the question for many reasons - outside of just not really looking at them that way, there's always been the knowledge that his family would never have allowed it if such a thing were to happen, his parents would have disowned him and even if, by some miracle, they hadn't done that immediately, he could bid a premature farewell to any future in politics he might have wanted to pursue. After all, his family had already been involved in one major political scandal; the last thing any of them needed was another.
He can't act on it; he's not even sure he'd want to act on it.
He's been quiet for way too long and he knows it.]
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[He remains rather plainly confused for another moment longer before it all seems to hit him in one go; he tenses up rather sharply again, his gaze shooting down to where he's still clutching that mug in his lap, held tightly between both hands.
He's...never had anyone actually interested in him before, at least not to his knowledge; it crosses his mind vaguely that of course it would be his luck that it's another guy. Ishimaru has never been interested in anyone himself, and boys have always been out of the question for many reasons - outside of just not really looking at them that way, there's always been the knowledge that his family would never have allowed it if such a thing were to happen, his parents would have disowned him and even if, by some miracle, they hadn't done that immediately, he could bid a premature farewell to any future in politics he might have wanted to pursue. After all, his family had already been involved in one major political scandal; the last thing any of them needed was another.
He can't act on it; he's not even sure he'd want to act on it.
He's been quiet for way too long and he knows it.]
...Are...Are you sure?