[That Atem could see him as weird and laugh about it (not even in a way that feels mocking), catches Komaeda completely off guard. That's just like you—said with acceptance, trust, and... Maybe even an ounce of affection. Atem understands that it was just a thought his brain had, with no ill intent behind it—that somehow throughout this night, having to make a bomb might be something they need to do—and just... Takes it at face value.

It's throws him off so completely to not be met with some manner of nagging, that while the werewolf keeps walking, Komaeda's just stunned standing in one place. He should be used to being accepted by now, but still, to receive it so wholeheartedly from Atem after so long...]

...I love you, Atem-kun.

[He blurts the words out before he can even think them through, and the second he does, it shows on his expression how unexpected it might be for the both of them. He quickly stammers out a serious of noises that are an attempt at words that never quite make it, before—]

I-I mean... I love that you aren't freaked out by me! [Oh, Fog... He laughs without humor, because even he isn't buying this haphazard save to make this one on one trip less awkward.] It means a lot that I can... Just be myself around you.