Shikamaru takes a step closer. Maybe he's a little too close now, but it doesn't seem like Souji's really hearing him.

"You didn't do anything wrong, okay? It's me. I screwed up. You were perfect. And I wish all of that could've happened when I knew what was going on. I wish I could have deserved you and everything we did and all of the stuff that might've come out of it."

A pause. His voice gets suddenly quieter, "Because you're really..."

He's definitely standing too close. He realizes that when he finds he's looking at Souji's lips instead of his eyes, and his face is too warm, and his throat goes dry.