[After the words leave him, Souji realizes how negative it sounds, but he didn't want to surprise Ian entirely with changing the topic at all once. He doesn't bother to pull back or do anything more than wrap his arms a little tighter around Ian's body.]

Thank you... for all of that. [Even if Ian can't see his face, it's very clear how embarrassed Souji is. However, he knows he should say the rest while looking at Ian and carefully forces himself to lift his head, staring up at the other.]

Don't expect to hear me talk about this with you so openly again... [Souji averts his eyes for a moment, as if steeling himself, before looking back up again.] Whatever you want to do, I'll consider it. Whenever you want to, I'll consider it. Anything that happens between us, I don't mind, because... it's you...

[And here's where he clears his throat, having been wanting to say this to Ian for awhile, just because he knows how important it is. It had been a long time since they'd discovered the things they were all afraid of the most and he'd always remembered Ian's, keeping it in the back of his mind as a topic to treat with care.]

... I trust you, Ian. Completely. I know you'd never hurt me or let anything happen to me. ... so I want to do whatever I can for you. ... with you.

[Really, it's the closest Souji may ever get to the l-word.]