Yes, seriously. She even mentioned writing a story about me, so 'people could fall in love with me that way'.

[It's frightening. Help him, Yuri. Help him]

It's...tempting, even with Estelle's little plan. But...

[He makes a noncommittal noise as he glances away.]

Are you sure it would not be too awkward? A few years away might actually be what I need.

[To get over these stupid feelings, he means. That never stopped being a thing, even if he toned it back by a lot. He just keeps it bottled up inside now.]