[There's a pause as he considers. Daan's life with Elise was... complex. He loved her, still loves her, even as he's starting to recognize the flaws that were there. And maybe... maybe frankly, he'll never know the truth of her death, or the truth of her feelings. The temptation to know remains, but hardly enough to take up on a crooked cat's deal.

As it is, he doesn't have a good answer. Where do they go from here? Good question indeed.]

I guess... let's take it slow for now. While we figure it out.

But we can keep doing what we've been doing. I like what we have already. It's just... you deserve to know how much you mean to me, too. I want to be kind to you, but... [He gives a small, helpless smile.] I also like giving you shit, and that's not gonna change, either.