...It is a bit of a surprise is all. Hearing that. I wouldn't have thought you would. At all.

[They're friends and all that, but William's aware that his personality is difficult at best. There are probably people Leon knows that are far more pleasant to deal with than himself.

And it's just a bit strange in general, hearing that people think of him that way. At all. William's aware of the possibility, but his mind always likes to avoid directly confronting it. The idea that anyone is actually attracted to him that way.]

It's flattering actually.