The flutter turned into something a little more forceful, as his stomach was now trying to occupy the same space as his lungs and almost succeeding, (or at least he thought) as it pushed out a breathy squeaking sound with it. He felt like however he was holding Tir right now wasn't quite enough, if only he could get closer. But they were impossibly close already. He felt both preciously important and completely useless all at once.

"I, um, wow... You, you really mean that?"