Galo isn't the only one not wanting the contact to end, and Lio is studiously avoiding thinking about that too closely as well. Instead he forces himself to draw his hand away, looking up to Galo once more. "Partners. Good. I like that."

Galo may not be able to feel it anymore, but Lio is very aware of Galo's flame burning away within his own. It's warm in a different way, and for the first time in his life, he thinks, he doesn't feel quite so alone.

"Yeah. I'm good." He answers, trying to shake off the impulse to do something absolutely absurd like hug the healer.