That's what I mean. It wouldn't be wrong if you did.
[Look, this has already gotten away from him - the words start to come less awkward and more earnest, like his stupid mouth just decides to run without his permission, a quiet smile as he keeps looking down a turns over a few pieces to keep them from burning absently.] Or at least... you should get to hear it, anyway - it's always been the truth
[That you're handsome? That he thinks you're handsome? (It's both. Both have always been true.)]