[Ouma continues to be super blunt, especially given anyone could come by in the place like this. Shuichi certainly goes a little pink at that shameless description. He doesn't think he could call that "being sensitive" by any means.
And yet.
It's not an apology or anything of the sort, but it still feels like...something maybe in the same family as one. Any kind of directness or promises of sincerity are rare coming from Ouma, and for all that Ouma is a self-proclaimed liar, he's always seemed truthful about the latter in the time they've known each other. Leaning heavily against the doorframe -- which conveniently lets him hide almost half his face behind it, yay -- he gives Ouma a long, searching look like he's trying to piece together what he can from the scattered information he's been given, intentionally or otherwise.
Shuichi bites at the inside of his lips for a moment before finally dropping that hard stare. He doesn't want to be completely naive, trusting in that not-apology and leaving himself open to more of the same bullshit. But...]
...Just...go easy on me on this one subject, okay? That's all.
[He's too nice. Hell, he's basically giving Ouma permission to carry on with his normal nonsense and teasing in every other aspect of their relationship. Maybe this isn't the sort of thing he should be aiming for a compromise on, but somehow he doubts he or anyone else could really change Ouma. Asking for anything more is pointless.]
no subject
And yet.
It's not an apology or anything of the sort, but it still feels like...something maybe in the same family as one. Any kind of directness or promises of sincerity are rare coming from Ouma, and for all that Ouma is a self-proclaimed liar, he's always seemed truthful about the latter in the time they've known each other. Leaning heavily against the doorframe -- which conveniently lets him hide almost half his face behind it, yay -- he gives Ouma a long, searching look like he's trying to piece together what he can from the scattered information he's been given, intentionally or otherwise.
Shuichi bites at the inside of his lips for a moment before finally dropping that hard stare. He doesn't want to be completely naive, trusting in that not-apology and leaving himself open to more of the same bullshit. But...]
...Just...go easy on me on this one subject, okay? That's all.
[He's too nice. Hell, he's basically giving Ouma permission to carry on with his normal nonsense and teasing in every other aspect of their relationship. Maybe this isn't the sort of thing he should be aiming for a compromise on, but somehow he doubts he or anyone else could really change Ouma. Asking for anything more is pointless.]