"You're warm," Aster said, delighted at the close contact, even if it caused a bit of a reaction that, honestly, he'd have to be dead inside to not have. He wanted to put his arm around Timothy and pull him closer, but he also wanted to keep combing his fingers through the other boy's hair because Timothy seemed to really enjoy it. "I feel like I maybe owe you a secret, since you shared yours with me." And it wasn't that he necessarily felt that way, but it was a convenient excuse for something he wanted to tell Timothy anyway. "I, uh, think you're cute," he said, dropping his eyes and blushing.