[This is why D is the best vampire hunter around, pulling off a slick evasion like that to avoid tumbling down a truly stupid rabbit hole. Byleth was suitably distracted from his contemplative studying of D, and visibly perked up (for him) at the question.]

I do. I'm an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction, though recently fiction has become something of a favourite of mine, especially those of the romance genre. I find that they explain human behaviour and interaction in a way that I can digest and understand, as they exaggerate the emotions of the characters within.

[Because the truth was, Byleth was uncomfortably aware of how bad he was at interacting with people. While it was difficult to tell with how he steamrolled people with his weirdness and exhibiting no embarrassment or shame whatsoever, he was keenly aware that he had to improve his social skills and expressions if he was to succeed in making friends from his own merits, rather than inheriting the bonds from an alternative Byleth in Claude and Dimitri's worlds.

So, of course, he decided to take his cues from books. Or, rather, using that as a foundation to help him get the foot in the door, as it were (it just made him weirder).]

I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I'm not very good at talking to people. I'm strange and off-putting, and my lack of expression tends to intimidate or scare others. So, I'm trying to learn. I've even been practising my smiles.

[Though, not as much, nowadays! Smiles were coming to him a lot easier when talking to those used to his, erm, quirks. It was just he couldn't really do it on demand very well. Fake smiling? Impossible.]