[Eiji gave the barest of nods, but his air softened into one of satisfied approval. There was almost a smile in his eyes, even if he kept his gaze glued to their overlapping hands. He could hear how brightly Emi was glowing from his voice already, looking up would just be excessively mushy - it ran the risk of being so embarrassing that he'd have to rethink this whole thing entirely.
But it was more relief than he was willing to admit, knowing that this was going smoothly. He didn't know what resistance he'd have to face from Emi, but seeing as it was minimal... that was good.
So: to business, and ironing out the details of this arrangement.]
Is there anything additional you'd need out of me now that this is official?
[If Emi had increased expectations now, he'd like to know...]
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[Eiji gave the barest of nods, but his air softened into one of satisfied approval. There was almost a smile in his eyes, even if he kept his gaze glued to their overlapping hands. He could hear how brightly Emi was glowing from his voice already, looking up would just be excessively mushy - it ran the risk of being so embarrassing that he'd have to rethink this whole thing entirely.
But it was more relief than he was willing to admit, knowing that this was going smoothly. He didn't know what resistance he'd have to face from Emi, but seeing as it was minimal... that was good.
So: to business, and ironing out the details of this arrangement.]
Is there anything additional you'd need out of me now that this is official?
[If Emi had increased expectations now, he'd like to know...]