He hadn't considered that the topic would be of any interest to anyone else. For Erik, his infatuation was a fact of life, something usually kept at the back of his mind and not examined, because it had the tendency of overwhelming all other thoughts, as this entire day had been an example of. He was happy enough to let the subject of what was bothering him drop. That had been the entire point of coming out anyway, so he was glad to move past it, and if he'd known she'd kept the sappy advice to herself, words wouldn't have been able to convey his gratitude for not saying anything.
He didn't really notice that she was watching him play with the stone, or her slightly confused hesitation over his question, but he was definitely aware of the change in the air, and he closed his eyes to let the breeze and the ocean mist flow over his face. It relaxed him, perhaps the most he had been all day, and when it ended, he opened his eyes to turn his head and smile at her. "Wind, huh?" he asked. "Brilliant."