"I...you... what now?" Dean said, thoroughly confused. He'd been following her metaphor to start with, but it had clearly gone awry somewhere in there and he really couldn't be bothered to work out how to fix it. "Also, there is a reason I usually eat in the kitchen or on the sofa if I eat here at all." He frowned slightly at Susan as he sat down. "Are you sleeping enough?" Not that that was the usual way around for that question, but since he was on daily potions at the moment it was a bit of a moot point on his side.
He made a hum of agreement as he finished a mouthful. "The man is innocuous and profound at the same time," he said. The quote she shared made him smile. "It might just be," he agreed. "Well, at the very least as far as suspects are concerned. I quite like you close, because close means I get to hug you," he said and smiled. Of course then she mentioned the rather looming l-word and his face twitched uncomfortably. In theory he knew the word applied, but he'd mostly been avoiding even thinking it too much. "Umm, now I try and process that, which I'm not quite done with yet," he said, both honest and somewhat sheepish. "And then..." he added, knowing Susan wouldn't be satisfied with that answer. "Then not a lot. He has Martin, well, I think he still has Martin. You know, the zookeeper he met?" he was trying not to sound too resentful or put out, but failing somewhat. He really did want to see Seamus happy, but no matter what people said he didn't think that happiness would come with him so he was all for helping his romantic relationships, even though it hurt him a little.
He was slumped in his seat rather by the end of this little run of thought and speech, reaching again for a mug that wasn't there. With a huff he pulled out his wand and summoned his coffee. "You want one?" he offered tilting the mug that floated into his outstretched hand with minimal force.