I mean... to explore such things in a way we'd both be comfortable. [lots of words to say-]

Also, yes. Apologies, I should have said that first. Yes. [nerve wracking, making such an admission, he can also feel his heart pounding faster than he's used to, rushing through him and heightening his pulse with anticipation. Of what? Rejection, maybe, for a polite decline from this young human who is giving him kind attention and likely doesn't want to see through further than idle curiosity-]