[Oh, gods damn it. He's even admitting it. Now she's in real trouble, because neither can she. Her ears twitch upward.]

But we talked about it, didn't we? It's not like this is any mortal romance where they have kids and settle down, for either of us. Even if you were mortal, or I immortal, it wouldn't be possible.

...But I can still love you, even if we can't have those things. Knowing the truth of everything, and that this is fleeting... I still made that choice. I... I guess I just didn't want to fall too far and get smacked with that cold, hard reality again.