Movement in his peripheral vision caused Luka to glance up, his eyes following Felix as the other boy moved closer. Although he wasn't able to look up fully, he kept his gaze fixed on Felix's sneakers as he worked through a response to the other boy's offer.
"Maybe give me some time?" he eventually said, trying and failing to keep the strain of emotion from his voice. The last thing he wanted was to show weakness or to unintentionally make Felix feel guilty for his own emotions, yet the slight quiver to his words held far more hurt than Luka's face ever would have showed. "I'll get over it and move on, and we can go back to how things were before."