[He's incredibly startled by what she says, and confused as well. It's not the kind of thing that's easily said where he's from, even in his sappy movies. He also has enough of a sense based on his time in Mayfield to know it's a little easier with humans, and he feels he knows her well enough to not mistake this for a red confession.
Beyond that, though, it's just overwhelming that she would say that to him. He feels very strongly for her, as his friend, as his partner during the most difficult time in his life, and maybe in a way that could be more if he let it, although he doesn't intend to find out. But he's almost never heard someone say something like that to him before. His lusus, to the extent he could communicate, though never once he could speak. Gamzee is nothing but platitudes, easily brushed off. But this feels different and it scares him. It's hard for him to understand how anyone could feel that way about him, and it's hard for him to accept, and he tenses badly.
He's also never spoken those words to anyone before, and he's not going to now.]
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Beyond that, though, it's just overwhelming that she would say that to him. He feels very strongly for her, as his friend, as his partner during the most difficult time in his life, and maybe in a way that could be more if he let it, although he doesn't intend to find out. But he's almost never heard someone say something like that to him before. His lusus, to the extent he could communicate, though never once he could speak. Gamzee is nothing but platitudes, easily brushed off. But this feels different and it scares him. It's hard for him to understand how anyone could feel that way about him, and it's hard for him to accept, and he tenses badly.
He's also never spoken those words to anyone before, and he's not going to now.]
I...oh.