[He tilts his head a little, brows furrowing. He was giving him advice? Did that mean that he...]

Yeah. Yeah, I'm aware of that. [He mutters this a little hoarsely, because he knows exactly what Shen means by "coming to terms with all of her." He takes a bite of the sandwich, mostly to knock down his heart as it'd climbed into his throat and to distract from...]

[Well, skin that pale blushes easily.]

...but one aspect at a time.