[Is that a hint of jealousy? Well, Dimitri's feeling it too, so he'll be kind and refrain from poking fun at her over it.]

I would like to think so, yes. Very few people have ever treated me simply as "a friend", and I appreciate those who do all the more for it.

[He laughs a little to himself, grasping the tips of his overgrown bangs.]

I am still surprised this dreadful appearance does not frighten her.