[He looks at her, utterly speechless for a few moments, before he finally lets out a small:]
... oh.
[... well, shit. Here he was, being so careful beforehand not to pry into her business too much, and now he straight up stumbled into a sensitive subject by accident. And what was he even supposed to say to that...?? Amane hadn't given his own sexuality a ton of thought aside from "girls cute" and "boys also maybe cute", but his family hadn't seemed concerned one way or another about whom he might bring home someday. In fact... they seemed to be operating more under the assumption he wasn't going to bring home a partner in general, which was a whole other thing to unpack...
So to say he was a bit out of his depth here was an understatement, honestly. But... he doesn't really like seeing that look on Junna's face, either-- that tense, faraway expression is too painful, too familiar, and certainly not one she should be wearing on her birthday, of all days. Quietly, he reaches over to pat her gently on the head, hoping to ease that tension a little. To some, it could come off as a condescending gesture, but in reality... well. It was just what he was most familiar with when it came to cheering others up.]
It's fine. Nobody says you have to let them know. As long as you and Lisa-san are happy together, that's all that really matters, right? If they're gonna be weird about it, then that's on them, not you.
[LEAVE IT TO AMANE TO SUGGEST HIDING THINGS FROM OTHERS......... but then he adds, tone blithely casual:]
Besides, you really could do a lot worse than dating another girl. At least you're not seeing a washed up middle-aged divorcee or something!
continued cws!
... oh.
[... well, shit. Here he was, being so careful beforehand not to pry into her business too much, and now he straight up stumbled into a sensitive subject by accident. And what was he even supposed to say to that...?? Amane hadn't given his own sexuality a ton of thought aside from "girls cute" and "boys also maybe cute", but his family hadn't seemed concerned one way or another about whom he might bring home someday. In fact... they seemed to be operating more under the assumption he wasn't going to bring home a partner in general, which was a whole other thing to unpack...
So to say he was a bit out of his depth here was an understatement, honestly. But... he doesn't really like seeing that look on Junna's face, either-- that tense, faraway expression is too painful, too familiar, and certainly not one she should be wearing on her birthday, of all days. Quietly, he reaches over to pat her gently on the head, hoping to ease that tension a little. To some, it could come off as a condescending gesture, but in reality... well. It was just what he was most familiar with when it came to cheering others up.]
It's fine. Nobody says you have to let them know. As long as you and Lisa-san are happy together, that's all that really matters, right? If they're gonna be weird about it, then that's on them, not you.
[LEAVE IT TO AMANE TO SUGGEST HIDING THINGS FROM OTHERS......... but then he adds, tone blithely casual:]
Besides, you really could do a lot worse than dating another girl. At least you're not seeing a washed up middle-aged divorcee or something!