Devero looks back at him, his own expression serious, and repeats it with a nod of his own. "Okay."

Vice and virtue, though, how sad he looks. He's never seen an expression like this on Valdana's face, that's for sure. He swipes his thumbs lightly along Koumyou's cheek bones, as if he could wipe the melancholy away. "...Can I kiss you right now?" he asks softly. "It's okay if you're not feeling up to it."