Hmmm, it would've been preferable to receive this confession elsewhere, true.
[But life didn't work like that. Long had Byleth grown accustomed to the fact that life simply... just shat on you, when it came to plans and aspirations, and you simply had to work with what you had. Byleth was good at that.]
But that doesn't matter.
[Byleth settled back slightly, and considered his words. He honestly had no idea how this went but... blunt sincerity hasn't failed him yet.]
Dimitri, as I've said before, I trust you. I also treasure your company deeply, and care for you in a way I haven't felt for any other. A professor shouldn't have favourites, but undeniably... [He trailed off, but the implication was there: Dimitri was his favourite.] In any case, my response to your confession is this...
[Oh? What's this? Did Byleth actually feel a flutter of nerves? Well, he was plunging into wholly new territory: he'd be a fool not to pause before leaping straight in.]
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[But life didn't work like that. Long had Byleth grown accustomed to the fact that life simply... just shat on you, when it came to plans and aspirations, and you simply had to work with what you had. Byleth was good at that.]
But that doesn't matter.
[Byleth settled back slightly, and considered his words. He honestly had no idea how this went but... blunt sincerity hasn't failed him yet.]
Dimitri, as I've said before, I trust you. I also treasure your company deeply, and care for you in a way I haven't felt for any other. A professor shouldn't have favourites, but undeniably... [He trailed off, but the implication was there: Dimitri was his favourite.] In any case, my response to your confession is this...
[Oh? What's this? Did Byleth actually feel a flutter of nerves? Well, he was plunging into wholly new territory: he'd be a fool not to pause before leaping straight in.]
...I accept.