Otabek hesitated to answer for a moment, as he climbed off the bike. He remembered the conversation well. This was so very complicated. More complicated than he had anticipated it being.

"It can be," he answered. He felt that this was the best way to go. Yuri knew that Otabek wanted that, but Otabek was unsure about Yuri's thoughts on everything.

He'd never tell his friend it was a date in case it made him uncomfortable.