But even with such a horrible statement about him out in the public that showcased his preference to the world Mika wasn't embarrassed.
Not really.
More than anything, he was touched as Mina wasn't trying to seduce him, this was simply a desperate, clumsy act of a girl who simply didn't want someone important to walk out of her life.
She had no way to keep him here, so she made up something outrageous, something she thought might tie him to her in the future.
And it made his chest ache in a way he wasn't used to.
Because the truth was, he'd been here before, faced with the choice of getting closer to someone and risking their safety, or keeping his distance and protecting them from afar.
And in the past, he had always chosen the latter.
