Panther Park I can't escape you

He confused the shit out of her and it wasn't her fault. All of his bumbling and panicking just brought a slow frown to her features. Taikon released a long, heavy sigh, unsure how to say what he was trying to say. Taki asked him questions he didn't know how to answer. She didn't understand.
She was extremely direct, and that was something he really appreciated about her. I don't think I can answer those things without talking about it, he said, at a loss of how else to say it. I... have very strong feelings for you, but I don't think they're the same, because I don't feel things the same way as you do, he tried to explain. Tried to say it without saying it.
He sighed again. It wasn't working. How come she could use words so easily and he couldn't? I want to be normal, and be able to look at you and feel... what's the word... desire. But I'm just not wired that way. And I think you deserve someone who is. But I still.. he licked his lips, swallowing harshly. If you don't care about that, then great, but most people really, really do. He frowned. He wanted to touch her, to hold her again, but he knew that she was just as likely to look at him in the same disgusted way that his mother had. He watched her expression, afraid.