Bulkhead laughs at that last bit and the tugging on his arm.

"I'll keep you in mind if it doesn't work out." He sobers up some, but he's still clearly happy though. "Nah, he wasn't an aft. More like surprised I was interested in him. But we did a lot of talkin', and we're givin' it a shot. See how it goes."

They still have some issues, but what relationship doesn't.