“I would welcome his commentary,” Reeve shrugs off. He could likely handle it. Or so he believed. So he hoped. “I believe it goes without saying that AVALANCHE cannot know. More for your safety than any judgement from them. My personal life is hardly their concern after all.”

The bigger issue is public reaction if it got out. All the ‘he wants to rebuild Shinra’ will be seen as absolute truth if his relationship became public knowledge. There might even be some among Avalanche who would fear the same thing.

“I’ve finished, I don’t suppose you would mind moving somewhere more comfortable.”