[Luca quietly contemplates Joshua's response. Everything he says makes sense, even if Luca's mind might try to deny it. Luca himself could relate to both of the described mindsets. Unfortunately, that ultimately doesn't help his situation.]

Once I would have described myself as the former. When I first arrived here, I would have said I was the latter. Now, I am unsure of where I fall.

[Still, even if he didn't need the reassurance regarding Clive's own feelings, it's nice to hear. Luca'd had his heart broken on many occasions before, intentionally or not. It's good to know that he could trust that Clive was genuine.]

I would just hate to say it and then find myself in doubt.