[ tenjin was also trying to protect hiyori. maybe yato, too, from the heartbreak of loss because hiyori is human. mortal. death is inevitable. fat load of good that did with their stubborn demeamors.

it wasn't just hiyori that kazuma was trying to keep safe either. it was hiyori, yato, and bishamon. hiyori is sure of that. ]

M - maybe I should spare Yukine-kun...

[ NERVOUS LAUGHTER. not because she wants yato's hugs to herself. nonono. that's crazy. selfish. yukine deserves hugs, too. all the hugs.

his kiss is sudden and - sends the message to her body, if not her mind. where he's inside her, she involuntarily clenches down on him as soon as his tongue brushes hers, breathless when he pulls back. he gets her going just as much. ]

I'm not. [ through the warmth and haze of their sex, she's still stubborn. while she understands his fear, he needs to understand her devotion. to him, in particular.

she puts her hands on his face, drawing his gaze back. she's just as red.

AND CLEAN HER WINDOW. ]

... But, even if you like it, for me - it's not as good as being with you. A, and... I've gotten too used to having you more than once a week. I want you here more than once a week.