The thought is in his head that maybe he isn't gone. Maybe he's just been taken somewhere here in this world. But he doesn't voice it because that could be false hope and he doesn't want to offer that.

He instead waits for Todoroki to move so he can get up and collect the tea cups and the things he brought for said tea.

"...yeah. Any time."

Sincerity. He's ready to accept that they're friends now.