Lorenz just blinks at him for a moment, caught on the first part of that for an inordinately long time. "F-flirting???"

His voice pitches higher and he flinches a little because of it, cheeks coloring and eyes widening just a little. He- He was?? He'd been so caught up in refusing to let any of the nagging thoughts about Claude interfere with his day to day and what he thought he was meant to be doing.

"I... never realized. I just... thought you were making fun of me? And eventually I..." He flashes Claude a guilty sort of look. "I just wanted to be near you, to see your dreams- Goddess, it sounds so childish like that."

Shaking his head he shifts to lean into Claude, rest his cheek on his shoulder. He feels like such a fool, being so eager for his attention like that.