I'm not... trying to bribe you to be my friend or whatever this looks like. At least not on purpose. I know you already are, and I don't think that'll ever change. I just—

[ His fingers flex where they're balled into fists, and he leans harder against the counter. Maybe even he's not sure what he's trying to get at. ]

I know I'm not a normal teenager, and that's okay. I mean, I actually like it most of the time. I'm really, really lucky. But I wanted to do something nice for you, not with money and not with super-anything, but just... like a regular person would. And I wish— ... I wish it wasn't weird that I'd try.