[Oh. For a second he has to stop both to consider the way she asks that and the answer itself.]
Honestly, it's still crazy sometimes. I never thought of myself as a person that'd have someone else feel that way about me, much less a guy like Shiro.
[....] But then he's there for me, reminding me why. He's the home that I go back to, that I didn't always realize was there welcoming me back the whole time.