Stuck with your home cooking? I'd better prepare myself. [ he knows what it means, and he's thankful things worked out. they're still friends, aoba looks a lot happier, and those things are important. he's not even going to think about other possibilities such. after all, he knows they're better as friends. aoba will eventually find someone deserving of him -- a kind, pretty woman who can give him what he needs and wants. or hell, even a guy, he can't really judge. just not him -- his past has tainted him, and he doesn't want to drag aoba into his issues now that he's thinking clearly. ]

Nikujaga. I can pick up any groceries you need and drop them off after I run some errands. [ honestly, he's not a picky eater at all when it comes to more traditional japanese foods. he picks this because he knows it's aoba's favorite, too. ]