[viktor's smile dims a touch to hear that, glancing ahead and thinking how odd the world is that someone like chizuru should be lonely.]

Neither did I. [he admits, not particularly hard to say but he's always avoided it because it sets a certain image the invites pity. that is something he hates to be, pitied.] In fact I can probably say the first real friend I made was when I was an adult. It took a long time to get used to him and his affection.

So... there is no rush, I suppose. It is overwhelming sometimes, yes?