While unable to see the precise detail of her face looking to her from the corner of his eye, her ears more than communicate her curiosity in conjunction with her voice.

“I um...” he starts only to sigh at the hesitation with eyes closing briefly. A second breath drawn slowly, Benjiro tries again as a hint of color rises across his cheekbones, “If I’m growing again, I’ll be too heavy soon enough... But I had wanted to ask if you would consider taking the next step with me. Physically. If um...if maybe you would want to have sex together.”