[ Of course Michel does well to think deeply upon those words spoken. But, he notes, the other man considers matters thoroughly, and carefully. Even if Ganymede thinks he has started to truly warm up to that straightforward nature of his, he thinks he has come to cherish the thoughtfulness he places in all subjects. Maybe, the blond also thinks, he has figured that the other man would too consider this matter carefully. ]

I believe that quote does work just as well.

[ A smile blooms softly across his face, ephemeral, not unlike phantasm of dreams borne from pleasant sleep—comforting to have, yet also painful to awake from into the cold reality that grounds oneself.

But his heart is not so full of joy to embrace the concept with happiness as he presumes it has. Even if he likes the answer. So, he hides his smile by shifting his knees to pull them closer, face half-hidden in them. ]

There is no way to return to the past. It has already come and gone.

...You're always thinking a lot, you know. But, I never considered that to be a bad thing.