He wouldn't dream of trying to understand why she looks at him that way. It's a heck of a mystery, that honestly, he's not in a rush to solve. He's not complaining, though. It makes him feel good that she does. Since he's a man not above faking it till he makes it, perhaps he can get to a point where all that talk about himself becomes true.

Wouldn't that be something?

She's earned his warmth and the smile that matches it. Sunnier than what you'd expect from him, but then, it's not as if he's the only thing you can find in nature that grows toward the light.

"I've been guilty of seeking out what I know a little more than normal." Since he's been in the nexus and you can't entirely blame him for that. The multiverse is expensive and he's spent a lot of his time here homesick. "Spring goddesses aside."

Good thing Captain Solo has coordination to spare. Walking and eating at the same time is not for the clumsy. He gestures to a dish that he finds on the table.

"What's that?"