I love the awkwardness between them -- it's so cute! They're both happy to see each other, but neither quite knows how to say it. The tension and awkwardness in the Burial arc is so different than the comfortable banter they experience later in their friendship. ^_^

Very Gojyo. I loved the dramatic irony of this line. Mentally, I want to add "And three years later...":

And he knows it may not last that long this time around, either, but even though he has no idea why, he wants to give it a shot anyway.