There's a fluttering in his stomach at the gesture -- when the devil has his stomach ever fluttered. Maybe Ivan was more invested in this relationship than he thought? A future together. It's something Duv had never thought before with another man, but he's starting to see it so clearly with Ivan.

And then the man continues speaking. Duv's shoulders slump and he's not sure how to take 'really like you.'

"I really like you too, Ivan." If there's a touch of dryness in his tone, it's only because the words make it sound less ingenious to his ears.