Of course. Vinnie wasn't the sort of Pokemon to change his decision on a do over. Should have expected that, really.

Instead, the simple statement set the younger saur ablaze. He felt the heat crawl from his chest up his neck, creeping all the way up to the roots of his hair as he curled in closer to press his scarlet face into Vinnie's shoulder. He couldn't tell how much of him was happy and how much was ashamed about it, since the two feelings had been walking hand in hand for months now.

But as long as those words could stay true, Bulba wanted to be there with him.

Bulba moved his hand, deftly hooking it around Vinnie's broader frame in a tight half-hug. "Okay," he muffled into his shoulder.