

“Would you… Mind showing me how to hug someone, please? Um, I…” Kiibo is not a master of subtlety and how obvious it is when he’s blushing doesn’t help.And since it was also a platonic gesture, it would be okay to ask. Hugging is a form of affection which can be used in both platonic and romantic relationships, as Kiibo knew, the problem was he wasn’t exactly sure how to.He’s too shy to straight up ask and he discovered a while ago asking Miu for advice is a bad idea. To the point where he’ll consort to other forms of media to find out if you’re fond of him or not. It makes more nervous than he already is around you, considering you’re his crush.Kiibo is used to observing facial cues to determine whether what he’s doing is correct in any given situation, so he often worries if he isn’t actually making you uncomfortable and you’re not showing it. Your somewhat emotionless demeanour tends to leave him stumped.He’s never going to hear the end of that, surely. Even if he can see one of his sisters teasingly making kissy faces out of the corner of his eye, he doesn’t push you away.Rantaro feels his heart swell in his chest and can’t keep a small smile from creeping on his face, finding it harder to focus on the film now. The two of you are sitting next to each other and it doesn’t take long for you to rest your head on his shoulder, wrapping an arm around him.It’s not often he brings a friend along to meet and he’s happy to see you get along quite decently.

His siblings immediately flock to you.Rantaro doesn’t want to make a move yet, certainly not with them nearby. He’s the one who invites you over to his house, to watch a movie, together with a couple of his sisters.

He’s fast to pick up on some small quirks you have, such as things you do when you’re nervous. Being the observant person that he is, he tries to read you as best as he can, despite you displaying less obvious emotions than most others.So, when he does get one, he wants everything to be perfect before actually asking you out. Rantaro doesn’t develop crushes often, more specifically, rarely ever.Though, it does take a tad more time until he stops stuttering. Shuichi calmed down a lot after that, being able to think straight again.Usually, you weren’t very open with your emotions. That isn’t to say he was uncomfortable, merely a little embarrassed by the sudden affection. He’ll pull away rather quickly, hiding his face and sputtering out an apology as he does so.It’s like his brain short circuits at that moment, his cheeks heating up and he just melts. To say the least, it was effective in getting him to calm down for a moment. Instead of attempting to console him through words, you simply pulled in him for a big hug.Normally, Shuichi isn’t very talkative but now he starts rambling and he doesn’t feel good and he’s starting to tremble a little and he feels you staring at him and you’re going to think he’s.

