Hershel couldn't help a sincere smile at that, brightening a little from his flustered bullshit. "Heiji, who knew you were such a romantic at heart. That's really-" Adorable. No that's probably a rude thing to say, so he changed it hastily. "It's really not that surprising, I guess." You giant nerd.

"So if they got themselves into dangerous situations a lot you wouldn't get mad sometimes?" He's pretty curious about this. Being a motherhen meant this was a foreign concept to him, this ridiculous life Heiji lived.