[Even though he was already suspecting it, the words being said aloud send a chill down his spine. And he's tiny like this. He can't pull the other close into a hug, he can't do what he normally would, and that means his ears flatten as he looks up at his presently Enormous friend.

He'll have to settle for awkwardly hugging his side. This is Fine.] ....I, the man Gongenzaka, cannot even imagine what such a state would feel like...

...but to be trapped in such a state...I, the man Gongenzaka, should think it 'bothers' everyone, let alone those of us familiar with the matter.