"Hot chocolate I can do," he assures. He doesn't have coffee often — usually just for Neil, and it's the instant stuff, because he doesn't even have a coffee maker — but he likes hot chocolate, too, so he's fine making making that.

He kisses Neil's hair as he heads into the kitchen to get that started, and makes himself some tea while he's at it.

"So, have you been like this since you started avoiding me?" he asks, more casually than he expects it to come out.