[listening, smiling]

[very soft] Ah, doesn't sound too stupid to me. If it's the right person, it's fun learning off 'em.

[ever so subtly referring to you and some of the stuff you've shown me]

[...]

[I'm speechless]

[swallowing, hard]

[you...]

[oh, god, Eric, that's so beautiful]

[I clap a hand to my mouth and lean sideways against you, head on your shoulder, because I can't not touch you right now but if I try to speak I'll just burst into tears, my eyes are already wet]