[ Why is he doing this to her? Akari teasing her had been bad enough, but she was accustomed to her little sister doing such a thing! Korosensei, though-- because that's who he was now, not a Shinigami but a teacher who had earned his name and title with aplomb-- it's been so long since he's teased her like this that she hasn't had time to build up any sort of resistance.

But is it really teasing, though? There's something gentle about it, and when she peeks at him, he's just as red as she's sure her face must be. There's something more to this. There'd always been something more, but things had ended before she could muster up her bravery enough to speak up about it. Now, though... what's actually stopping either of them, except her own uncertainty about his feelings?

And hadn't what he just said been some form of confirmation? ]

... It's not that I dislike it... it's just a little overwhelming. You always seem to make me feel as though I'm someone pretty amazing, when I'd always thought that about you.