[ She doesn't mind either way... You know, if he himself was feeling less sentimental he would tease her about this, go with something like "ah, so I should call you "darling" or something, right?" He still might. But right now, watching her reactions play out in front of him, his mind goes back to Luceti, to those days they had shared and how he was never really ready to commit to saying something. In truth, he's not sure if he is certain enough now, but every moment he's in front of her, he can feel that familiar sense of joy welling up in his stomach, in his lungs, and then in his heart.

Masaomi brushes back his hair, and- ]

Even if I had seen you first, my heart would've skipped a beat, Crys.

[ Crys... It doesn't feel right, but it doesn't feel wrong, either. He laughs at his own silliness here, shaking his head and rocking on his heels ] I'm happy to see you're still in good spirits.