[fox turns red, glancing away for a moment, but it's obvious he's a bit flustered by this sort of talk. he did not think this part through oh no.

he clears his throat]

Foolish it may be, but... I know that feeling well. If you could disentangle yourself from him, would you? ... ah, forgive me, you do not need to answer that. It is a foolish question.

You are right; I do not want a relationship with you, at least not one of that nature. But... I... would be lying if I said I had not thought about seducing you and being seduced by you. I think on it often. That much is probably obvious...

Still, if it were just something that happened once and we were done with it, I think that would make me crave you even more. That is how I felt after that dream, after all.

... it feels like this skein becomes more and more tangled the more I talk about it...

[...]

I wonder if I can--look at me? Please.

[he's looking at eichi's face now, trying to study it]