Oh spirits that is not where Paris was expecting this to go, and he has no idea how to deal with it. Other than flush a bright red, which he does. Not that he has any control over than action.

"I--" What does he even say that. "--thank you? Y-you're cute too." WAIT NO that is not what he meant to say... even though it's true....

(Aeto is just laughing at him, honestly, a chittering noise that really is just making his blush worse.)