[That's a way to look at it too, but it felt so final. Like, "well, now you know he could never be in that sort of a relationship with you". That isn't something he knows he can live with.

Dio sits silently for a moment, chewing on his lower lip and ending up puncturing the skin with a fang.]

Thank you for listening. I'm still not sure what I intend to do with him, but... I don't know. I'm not really willing to give up, yet.