[He almost feels the desire to laugh when Keith talks so earnestly, not out of malice but purely from surprise. This kind of closeness, the kind words being given to him are still so foreign, but--

He's glad for it. He remains so, so glad, and that's enough to let him too enjoy the experience without falling too much into his own head.]

You have come to mean much to me as well. This experience may have been rough, but I'm sincerely glad to have met you in all of it. It's... well, it is a large universe. So I consider myself very, very lucky we found each other in it.

[His breathing is eased, petals crumbled on the ground, bits of stem and leaf he can brush out of his hair. Things will be sore, but it's a small price to pay.]

Thank you. For everything. I think we will be alright, in the end.