[ Ah... The warmth of her hands is missed as soon as it's gone, but - it won't be for long, the thought swelling in his chest. He still takes one of them back, just long enough to briefly press his lips to her knuckles before he lets her hand fall, and gives a small bow. ]
As you wish. [ His phone buzzes distantly in his pocket too, signifying he should get a move on as well - and he hesitates still a moment longer, to gaze a second longer at her face, before he makes his leave.
The work he has to do drags on painfully long, and Ritsu teases him about how distracted he is. Beneath the familiar jokes is a hint of wonder and concern, and Tsukasa smiles slightly and promises he'll do better. He also informs him that Anya is back, which makes an embarrassing flush crawl up from his collar and down from the roots of his hair, and Ritsu laughs at him.
At last, however, they're let free. Ritsu heads off first, more than happy to scamper off and away from people and work and effort (despite his growth into the admirable senior Tsukasa's always known any of them could be, he is still very much a lover of little work and bigger reward), and Tsukasa knows that by the time he gets back from his date (ah, his date) with Anya, the rest of Knights will know.
...He'll suffer their teases later. He turns off his phone for now and waits instead, his fingers laced behind him. He's got half a mind to see which room exactly she's working in and pick her up from there, the way Mao used to for Ritsu, but that might be disruptive - he'd hate to ruin her work like that... Even if he half-hopes she's been just a little distracted the way he's been, head swirling with thoughts of her and meeting up again after work.
Tsukasa's not really a kid anymore, but he can't help but be a little selfish sometimes. ]
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As you wish. [ His phone buzzes distantly in his pocket too, signifying he should get a move on as well - and he hesitates still a moment longer, to gaze a second longer at her face, before he makes his leave.
The work he has to do drags on painfully long, and Ritsu teases him about how distracted he is. Beneath the familiar jokes is a hint of wonder and concern, and Tsukasa smiles slightly and promises he'll do better. He also informs him that Anya is back, which makes an embarrassing flush crawl up from his collar and down from the roots of his hair, and Ritsu laughs at him.
At last, however, they're let free. Ritsu heads off first, more than happy to scamper off and away from people and work and effort (despite his growth into the admirable senior Tsukasa's always known any of them could be, he is still very much a lover of little work and bigger reward), and Tsukasa knows that by the time he gets back from his date (ah, his date) with Anya, the rest of Knights will know.
...He'll suffer their teases later. He turns off his phone for now and waits instead, his fingers laced behind him. He's got half a mind to see which room exactly she's working in and pick her up from there, the way Mao used to for Ritsu, but that might be disruptive - he'd hate to ruin her work like that... Even if he half-hopes she's been just a little distracted the way he's been, head swirling with thoughts of her and meeting up again after work.
Tsukasa's not really a kid anymore, but he can't help but be a little selfish sometimes. ]