[It's honestly very encouraging to see Fern not completely shut down the compliment. That's an improvement on the usual and his makes Varian's heart do a little flop-flop. Ah yes, that good ol' dose of oxytocin! ]

Of course I do.

[His expression gentles a bit. He knows this is always going to be one of Fern's biggest hurdles. That he's not Finn. That somehow this fact makes him lesser- something Varian vehemently does not believe in. His hand moves to grip Fern's wrist gently- there's no pulse there, but that's something he's more than used to at this point. ]

Fern. I love you, not Finn. All the parts of you that are just you are amazing to me. I- I mean, y-you're amazing.