[ How could he doubt anything after an admission like that? He may be a fool, he may have been lost in his delusions, but it was this man who brought him back to what remained of himself.

It's his request that makes his eye widen in surprise for a brief moment, before he cups Byleth's face to scan it over, as though unsure if he heard right. ]

... are you asking to... move in with me? Here?

[ It's not something he's ever been against, and despite himself, he can't help but chuckle softly. ]

I'd assumed you'd... wished to keep your time with others separate. So I hadn't insisted... but I'd have lived with you from the very beginning, Byleth.

[ They are keeping things open, after all... he didn't want to come off as insecure. ]