Hermann stares at the ring, wide-eyed and with a heart trying desperately to free itself from his chest. The impressions he gets from Newton are everything he expects and nothing he knows how to contend with. His eyes flicker between Newton's and the ring held for his inspection. God they aren't ready, they aren't ready and he knows that- or maybe Newton is but he's not, and they've talked about this before. The man won't take any sort of refusal lightly. But he knows, knows everything and perhaps-- a long engagement? They've already sort of agreed to marry one another eventually. Would it even fit any of his fingers comfortably..?

But what comes out of Newton's mouth isn't a marriage proposal and Hermann sags; different parts of relieved and oddly disappointed. Sure it doesn't make sense, but that Newton might truly wish to marry him. Of course that leaves him with an entirely different scenario to piece apart. He doesn't make any move to take it.

"Newton... I understand what you're trying to do here, but perhaps your tracker ring isn't the best way to go about it." For practicality's sake as well as... well, everything else. "I.. I already have this watch that never fails to remind me of you." He runs his fingers over the band around his wrist and casts a speculative look about the bits of apartment he can see. "I don't know that I have any sort of token to offer you.."