[ his heart is beating kind of loudly. after a beat, he nods, and then he shuts his eyes.
he can do this.
maybe if he thinks about Lelouch-- no, that feels wrong. he'll just be... red.
if you weren't being so nice, Flynn -- if you weren't so nice, period -- he'd be having a much easier time with this! he wouldn't feel guilty if he didn't kind of... ]