[It's not without some mild surprise and a pleased smile that Rin welcomes Rei to his shoulder, arm snaking around his boyfriend for ease of cuddling. He still remembers a time when physical affection didn't come so easily, and the initiative was, more often than not, left to Rin. This is definitely an improvement.]

I know. [He cards his fingers through an ocean of blue, blunt end of his nails idly massaging Rei's scalp. Can't let the nerd outdo him in affections.] I'm glad we got this chance, too.

[There's a part of him that knows they won't have many more moments like this, that graduation looms closer and his life in Japan will soon become a thing of the past. From every logical standpoint, finding quiet downtime together wouldn't be any easier to do when they're oceans apart than it is right now, with the other only a train ride away.

But this wouldn't be Rin Matsuoka if he simply conformed to common sense.]

But who says this has to be a one-time only thing? Who says we can't do it more often?