Tetsuo laughed and grinned sheepishly, scratching the back of his head as though that had to be some kind of joke. He'd been flirted with before, sure, but only as a gag, to get a reaction; after all, he was kind of short, not at all a stack of beefcake muscles, and usually had more of a Little Brother than Cool Tough Dude vibe. Still, he couldn't help reddening at the assertion. Even if he tried to act a lot more tough-guy and cavalier these days, his heart was pretty much on his sleeve as much as ever, at least to anyone who knew where to look.

"E-ehahaha, o-oi, c'mon, Ryukun, I ain't kiddin'..! I mean, when we were kids, I wouldn't'a said 'man Ryukun's gonna grow up ta be a real hot chick,' but like... shit, y'ain't just ain't bad... y'gotta have at least like a dozen guys, right?"

......he also kind of still had a way of putting his foot in his mouth, if you didn't really know him well. Really, he means it all to be flattering.