Well, he doesn't get a flail for his efforts, sadly, but he does get the little huff and shuffle as Shadow tries to be defiant now, looking away from him. Though he knows that he's still blushing, those eartips probably really warm by now~
"M'always a jerk, Shads," he says, leaning in to nibble a bit at that shoulder that's just asking for it. "You knew thi' when ya started after me back then an' all~"