Lumine.

[That's something he needs to set straight right away, whatever this reasoning she has with her brother being some kind of influence on his emotions.]

The fact that he's your twin bears no weight on this whatsoever. I'm not into guys, so trust me when I say that he's a non-factor in this. If anything, the only thing that would factor in is that I be nice to you since you're my friend's sister. But that isn't what we're talking about here.

[Okay. Now that that's settled. It's back to the hard question and topic, the one that he'd been putting off addressing for some time now.]

However, I don't know how to answer your question...because while I know my affections for you are my own, I can't shake that they are also his. It's hard to explain. It's as if when I look at you, not only do I see you, but he sees her at the same time. And our feelings...they're the exact same.

[So was it Childe's feelings, or his own? When he thinks about, it's both, and it sends a wave of uncertainty through him, nearly knocking him off his feet. Saying that was hard enough, but facing the reality of it...that's even harder.]