Little things are very important to Max as well. He missed those in all the grand gestures that seemed so forced in his last relationship, the one that ended before he went to Oasis, before his life changed so dramatically. A relationship like this might not have been on his radar previously. Yet now, it was all he could see. There was a person who moved his heart and that was all Max needed, simple little gestures, honest conversation, good meals, evening drinks, and nights watching the stars together. It was good.

Maybe it should have surprised Max that Kaz hadn't dated, but he didn't show it. All he did was smile. "That's fine with me. That only means that we get to take our time figuring out all of this together, just you and I. It can be whatever we make of it." There were a few in Max's past, only two people he really dated honestly. One person that hurt him deeply, and one that he held onto for the sake of holding onto, even if they weren't right for one another in the end. He shrugs. "I've only really dated two people. I thought I loved once, but I'm not sure it was deep enough, or touched that space in me. I have more, needed more, I imagine." It didn't matter any longer. It was far enough gone that he cherished the memories, and lived for the present now.

Listening to Kaz, Max nodded. It made perfect sense, and was so very like the man he knew. He couldn't honestly have expected anything else. "You can text me again when you want. I won't pressure you. Take your time to digest our talk tonight, and the things that happen as they do. Let me know if I move faster than you're ready for too, okay?" Max was open and he was fine with moving at whatever speed they needed, but he would need help in knowing occasionally how fast that was-- because he already knew that he was ahead of where Kaz was in this, and would be for a while.