He groaned and turned bright red. "Noct!" Why does he have to call him out like that?

"Look, I like Cindy." He did like her. She was attractive, and strong-willed, outgoing and brave. He also knew she didn't seem all that interested in him, which he understood because honestly he was a nervous wreck. He couldn't talk to her, because his anxiety jumped through the roof.

"We...ugh, I can't talk to her." That was a very big barrier to getting to know her. Then again, he had at one point, had a difficult time talking to Noctis too. It took someone willing to let him work through his anxiety to get to a point he was comfortable.

"It's not the same, I think." He rubbed the back of his neck. "...Thanks."

It was nice that someone out there thought he was important at least.