"It hasn't," Finn rushed to say. Though, he didn't entirely know what he was saying. What he was trying to say seemed to be stuck somewhere in his chest. "I mean, the war's taken a lot of attention, but no one's really- No one else really--"

Dammit. Dammit, how did he do this? It's not like he had ever planned out what he would say. Despite his affection for Poe, it was almost seamlessly easy to accept that his friend couldn't feel the same way. And he was all right with that. Being closer hadn't mattered when they were already so close to begin with. But, right, the problem, how was he supposed to say this?

How did Poe say it?

"We're not just friends to me either..."