It says a great deal about the way the night has progressed that Reo takes Kiyoshi's hand without hesitation.
"I know you won't," he says. That will be what holds him to this once he's back in his room, and when he sees Mako-chan again, and when they're all in the locker room tomorrow - that he knows Kiyoshi won't forget. The thought of all of that should make him want to stay just a little longer, to put it off as long as he can, but suddenly the idea of stretching the anticipation out even a second longer makes him more anxious than just getting it started ever could.
He grabs hold of that feeling while it's there, uses it as a catalyst to make himself say,
"Goodnight, Kiyoshi."
He should say thank you too, but there will be time for that later. He lets go of the other boy's hand and turns away to head back to the hotel without waiting for an answer.
(Mako-chan isn't there when he gets back; an hour ago that would have been a familiar disappointment, but now it's a sweeping relief. He won't see Mako-chan until breakfast, he's sure of it. There will be no time alone with him before the game, no time to give away the plan Reo and Kiyoshi have cobbled together, and no one to see the way Reo tosses and turns before eventually falling into an unrestful sleep.)
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"I know you won't," he says. That will be what holds him to this once he's back in his room, and when he sees Mako-chan again, and when they're all in the locker room tomorrow - that he knows Kiyoshi won't forget. The thought of all of that should make him want to stay just a little longer, to put it off as long as he can, but suddenly the idea of stretching the anticipation out even a second longer makes him more anxious than just getting it started ever could.
He grabs hold of that feeling while it's there, uses it as a catalyst to make himself say,
"Goodnight, Kiyoshi."
He should say thank you too, but there will be time for that later. He lets go of the other boy's hand and turns away to head back to the hotel without waiting for an answer.
(Mako-chan isn't there when he gets back; an hour ago that would have been a familiar disappointment, but now it's a sweeping relief. He won't see Mako-chan until breakfast, he's sure of it. There will be no time alone with him before the game, no time to give away the plan Reo and Kiyoshi have cobbled together, and no one to see the way Reo tosses and turns before eventually falling into an unrestful sleep.)