[Rin leans into the touch and the kiss, humming in blissful contentment. Perhaps there's something to be said about the fact that Rei, who has always been far more straight up with words from the very beginning, has chosen to relay the message through physical affection-- Rin's area of expertise. Perhaps this is just fine.

And that means he should keep trying to improve on the communication front. Because Rin Matsuoka doesn't settle for just fine, he must strive for excellence.]

Come to think of it, it wasn't as dramatic as it could have been. This talk, I mean. [He feels the need to clear that up, although it should be obvious nothing they ever do would be as dramatic as their first real meeting. And he wouldn't change a single second of that, either.]

At least this time around, you did the polite thing and invited me over, instead of showing up unannounced and cornering me. Now that would have made for a terribly aggressive confession.

[He chuckles at the thought and makes a sudden move forward as though launching an attack, teeth clamping down with a threatening sound just an inch or so away from Rei's nose, equal parts rowdy and playful. It's good that they can talk like this, open and spontaneous and free, no hard feelings over a time when resentment was all they had for a bond.]