[ A moment passes, then another, and despite everything Gentaro's admitted, this is the next step given form. Maybe it's because of Dice and Ramuda, but even as his instinct to push away and run as fast as he can flares, there's something else that overtakes it.

The desire to connect with another, to grow closer, to shed a bit of that armor he keeps around his heart. So. Gentaro lets out a breath and gives Hifumi a quiet, sincere smile. ]

I would like that. Of course, we'll have to work around my terribly full schedule... [ He laughs, pressing their foreheads together. ] Just kidding, of course. I have quite the open schedule.