[He lowers his hands and crosses his arms across his chest again, still refusing to look at Tadokoro.]
I didn't give them an answer, because I wasn't sure what to say. [Even now, Makishima was still left a little overwhelmed thinking about it. Just the fact that Toudou liked him was more than he could absorb at once, but the fact was that it wasn't something that happened out of the blue. Toudou had liked him for a while, when he wasn't even aware of it. Who knew how long he'd felt that way? Makishima's cheeks heated up at the thought.
And Tadokoro's question was of no help to the embarrassed color on his face. If this were anyone else, he'd either lie or give some sort of vague reply, but he'd come to him specifically to find someone he could trust to talk to. Someone that he could share his honest thoughts with. He knew he could tell Tadokoro anything. That's how much he treasured their friendship.
Which was why he wouldn't hold back the things he'd started to realize after his conversation with Toudou, after all the time they'd spent together here in Holly Heights. The feelings he had at the thought of possibly never riding with him again after graduation, of being an entire ocean apart, about waking up one morning and finding out he was no longer laying next to him in a warm bed. Toudou meant a lot to him as a rival. And he was probably starting to be even more than that.]
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I didn't give them an answer, because I wasn't sure what to say. [Even now, Makishima was still left a little overwhelmed thinking about it. Just the fact that Toudou liked him was more than he could absorb at once, but the fact was that it wasn't something that happened out of the blue. Toudou had liked him for a while, when he wasn't even aware of it. Who knew how long he'd felt that way? Makishima's cheeks heated up at the thought.
And Tadokoro's question was of no help to the embarrassed color on his face. If this were anyone else, he'd either lie or give some sort of vague reply, but he'd come to him specifically to find someone he could trust to talk to. Someone that he could share his honest thoughts with. He knew he could tell Tadokoro anything. That's how much he treasured their friendship.
Which was why he wouldn't hold back the things he'd started to realize after his conversation with Toudou, after all the time they'd spent together here in Holly Heights. The feelings he had at the thought of possibly never riding with him again after graduation, of being an entire ocean apart, about waking up one morning and finding out he was no longer laying next to him in a warm bed. Toudou meant a lot to him as a rival. And he was probably starting to be even more than that.]
But... I think I do. Like them back, a little.