[viktor's lips quirk as he moves to the oven to check on the tray, resisting the urge to point out a reason people sometimes ask a question like that is because they are wondering about their own feelings. that is interesting, if so, but viktor knows allen well enough now to know teasing him on such matters would not be the best method of help in this area.

at least not before he settles himself, if that is what is happening here. after teasing is free game.

even so it could just be curiosity, he does remind himself that. he hums, straightening and leaning back against the counter.] Not at all. Palamedes actually writes romance stories, they're quite dramatic. In truth romance is something I know very little about, so I have simply been following what feels right for us.

[just. some vague advice there, in case that is what this is about. without actually saying it's advice.] It's worked quite well, I would say. Expectations have a way of muddling things.