How is he not supposed to get flustered when Asra just calls him cute unabashedly. It's fine though, because Newt can be embarrassed for the both of them. He practically sputters a bit at it even.

"W-What? No-" Oh he spoke a little...higher than intended. "No, I don't- No one says that about me much actually. Most people use the words odd or eccentric. I've more of a tendency to annoy others than for them to find me charming," Newt admits. Cute wasn't really a word he hears at all.