[Victory! It was hard fought, which only made Makoto's slow slide into concession that much sweeter. Rin couldn't misstep now, or he'd be back to pulling at the stubborn boy - back and forth and back and forth for another excruciating five minutes before they returned to this point. And with a final text like that, Rin couldn't wait that long.
He cared, of course. The fact that Makoto had genuinely been seeking someone to confide in hadn't left his mind. Rin couldn't help that his friend was being cute about it. The other's attitude was jovial enough for Rin's mindset to remain in the schoolyard prodding method. He would take this as seriously as he needed to. When Makoto finally buckled down and talked to him Rin would surrender every ounce of focus to the boy's cause.
But they weren't quite there yet.]
You aren't going to make me guess, are you?
[Rin's first guess would have been Kisumi. That boy had been around Makoto since middle school. Rin had heard that he was quite taken with their friend, so maybe the brunette finally returned his feelings. Or maybe it was someone else. Haru? That was entirely possible, though Rin had never looked at the two of them that way. To him, Haru was a separate entity from the human bounds of 'romance'. One with the water, and who could suffer loving the sea? Or something dumb like that.]
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He cared, of course. The fact that Makoto had genuinely been seeking someone to confide in hadn't left his mind. Rin couldn't help that his friend was being cute about it. The other's attitude was jovial enough for Rin's mindset to remain in the schoolyard prodding method. He would take this as seriously as he needed to. When Makoto finally buckled down and talked to him Rin would surrender every ounce of focus to the boy's cause.
But they weren't quite there yet.]
You aren't going to make me guess, are you?
[Rin's first guess would have been Kisumi. That boy had been around Makoto since middle school. Rin had heard that he was quite taken with their friend, so maybe the brunette finally returned his feelings. Or maybe it was someone else. Haru? That was entirely possible, though Rin had never looked at the two of them that way. To him, Haru was a separate entity from the human bounds of 'romance'. One with the water, and who could suffer loving the sea? Or something dumb like that.]