[Hate him? What's that supposed to mean? Dammit, why does Haru have to be so difficult to understand today? He wants to ask about it further, wants to know if Haru hit his head or ate something funny or didn't get enough sleep last night, but–
–Rin freezes. The words catch in his throat, his heart skips a few beats, but every last inch of his body buzzes and twinges to life, even from something so simple and barely there at all. He wants to say it was a mistake. He wants to say he's imagining things and that maybe Haru just stepped a little too close. But his lips are still tingling and his cheeks feel hot and numb... Soon enough, his mind catches up with the rest of him and with wide eyes and bright red ears, Rin drops a hand from the wall to cover his mouth in shock, eyes looking away again towards the floor and their feet as if he'll understand the situation better that way. Did he just–? Did he really–?
Speechless, Rin stays this way for several beats before the hand at his mouth carefully slips around towards the back of his neck, fingers shaking and awkwardly rubbing at the burning hot skin. H-he should say something now, right? Something practical and reasonable, coherent and collected...]
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–Rin freezes. The words catch in his throat, his heart skips a few beats, but every last inch of his body buzzes and twinges to life, even from something so simple and barely there at all. He wants to say it was a mistake. He wants to say he's imagining things and that maybe Haru just stepped a little too close. But his lips are still tingling and his cheeks feel hot and numb... Soon enough, his mind catches up with the rest of him and with wide eyes and bright red ears, Rin drops a hand from the wall to cover his mouth in shock, eyes looking away again towards the floor and their feet as if he'll understand the situation better that way. Did he just–? Did he really–?
Speechless, Rin stays this way for several beats before the hand at his mouth carefully slips around towards the back of his neck, fingers shaking and awkwardly rubbing at the burning hot skin. H-he should say something now, right? Something practical and reasonable, coherent and collected...]
... W-wow.
[Close enough.]