He's accepting and he's happy for her. It doesn't matter to him that Ryuuzaki is a bit quirky, or from another world -- love is love and he just hopes that the guy feels for Tex as much as she seems to feel for him.

"I need to get to know him better, really. He just seems... private." And weird. But York can work with that.

She talks about holding her boyfriend and York remembers the night Carolina spent in his bed recently, holding his hand. How he never wanted to let go of it, either. How great it was to wake up and see her face as the first thing. Yeah. He gets it.

"...I'm talking about Carolina. Even if we're not there yet." They might never be, but he has hope. "It's like I've gotten a second chance? To reach out again. And she's... actually reaching back this time."