Are we seriously going to play chicken again until you kiss me to let me know you missed me too, or can we just skip to that part?

(both of them are so stubborn, aren't they? difficult people, who both want to be close, but can't spend this time without making it challenging for the other. it's always been their pattern.

roundabouts, excuses, bickering. even now, as manjiro has him in embrace, they're still playing their weird little chasing game. manjiro's changed in many ways, after all the time he spent at home, it'd be strange if he hadn't, and in many ways, he remained the same. the bluntness never left him.)

I did miss you, idiot.