Then the back of Miyuki's hand brushes against his and Chris opens up, slides into place, slotting their fingers together before closing his hand around Miyuki's, feeling Miyuki close around him.
They walk like that, wordlessly but not silently, footfalls and heartbeats building a bubble around them.
The grin falls away when Kuramochi looks up to meet Chris' gaze. "I was saying only good things." He doesn't break the gaze as he says, "Tell him, Miyuki, before he punches me in the mouth."
Miyuki laughs. "Chris wouldn't do…" The rest of his words fade out as he turns and catches Chris' expression; Chris doesn't know exactly what he looks like but whatever it is, it reshapes Myuki's smile into one just for him.
"Only good things," Miyuki's smiling mouth confirms.
It matters. And it's OK.
They walk like that, wordlessly but not silently, footfalls and heartbeats building a bubble around them.
"Only good things," Miyuki's smiling mouth confirms.
He doesn't—not until they're alone with each other later. The sun is down by then but the soft dazzle still lingers on Miyuki.