[He stops in his tracks. MAYBE THIS WAS A BAD IDEA, ACTUALLY??? Some kind of boundary might be crossed. Or feelings mixed up. Griffin had his girlfriends already and he still thought of Maki as a friend and...

...

but... all these lines drawn in the sand, he was overthinking them again. It was Maki herself who encouraged him to think openly about relationships. Without the pressure of everything else, what did he want?

He wanted to spend time with his friend.

Answering with a small, relieved smile,]

I wouldn't mind.