[Part of him wants to say more. To elaborate on just how impressed he has been with Lance in the time they've known each other. But he also has no idea where to even begin and a lingering fear that to open his mouth would be to dig himself into an uncomfortable emotional hole he would not be mentally equipped to pull himself out of. ]

Well..you're welcome

[Its dropped casually before he quickly moves to try and defer to a less heavy subject]

I do hope you've been eating something other than dorm room food.