[The music is a nice background, something familiar that doesn't jar. It's not where his attention is.]

I wasn't keeping it secret, just...been a lot more concerned with you getting in better shape first. That mattered more. Most.

[Shuri fixing his head, making sure he's had a good bit of time to re-ground himself now that he's loose from Hydra...all that.]

How long've you known, then? That you feel...however it is you feel.

[He huffs a laugh, because it's a little silly how they're tiptoeing around this. But he kinda likes it that way. Taking time to talk about it, but while vaguely slow dancing so it's already clear they're both on the same page even if they haven't said what the page is yet.]