[He's almost anticipating this becoming a fight. Gren is fun, but he's always been closer to Lup, and that's unpredictable to him. What if he sees something and takes it into a knife to use against him, what if he hears something and knows how to knock him down, what if what if what if--

And through all that, he simply doesn't. Taako's shoulders fall as the other man talks, crossing his arms to try and look more nonchalant, like he doesn't care as much as he truly does.]

Look, it's... I dunno. Maybe you'd just wanna drag my ass for being right.

[He sighs, letting his eyes fall off to the side.]

I've told him, okay? I don't have to say the word love for him to know I mean it. You don't need to worry about me.

[That's not really what's happening. Maybe it is? Everything about this is a mess.]

I don't wanna fuck this up either.