Senku rolled his arm around as his body started to feel better than yesterday. How much longer did he have to stay in the hospital? He lifted up the gown and looked at his torso. He frowned at the sight of bandages. He looked up at the sound of the door opening.
"Just coming to check on you." he said with a smile.
Senku kept still as the nurse did checks. It was then he remembered that he had to work. He started to panic then heard the door open again.
"Senku, you're awake." Kyoya said as he entered with Mei.
"Oh, hey. Why aren't you at work?" asked Senku as lifted his arm.
"We were but, he wouldn't stop looking depressed. You should've seen how he-" said Mei then had Kyoya clamp a hand over her mouth.
"Anyway, how are you feeling? Does it still hurt?" Kyoya asked, turning the attention to Senku.
"I'm feeling a lot better than yesterday that's for sure. Though, I'm worried about work..." muttered Senku as he could imagine his paycheck being cut.
"Huh? You're starting to sound like me, a workaholic." joked Kyoya then said goodbye to the nurse. "Focus on getting better."
"But I promised my seniors I'd help with the cells today." Senku said with a heavy sigh. "They're definitely going to pin this against me..."
"Senku, what are you talking about? Who's going to do what?" Kyoya pried, wondering why he looked depressed.
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing. Don't mind it." Senku laughed off. He had his hands seized by Kyoya and found himself staring him right in the eyes. "Kyoya...?"
"Your eyes didn't say it wasn't just 'nothing'. What's going on at work? Why are you so worried about your seniors?" Kyoya demanded.
Senku looked at him then felt his defensive wall crumble before his eyes from Kyoya's small strike. His eyes welled up and he hurriedly blinked them away. He told them everything. From the cold welcome when he started all the way up to yesterday when he walked around smelling like wet dog and coffee.
"What's the name of the company?" Kyoya asked as he pulled out his phone.
"Are you going to do something bad?" asked Senku cautiously.
"Depends on your view of bad." replied Kyoya with a shrug.
Senku muttered the company name, hoping nothing drastic would happen. Mei shook her head as she knew something was going to go down at Senku's place of work.
"I'm going to stay here all day. Mei, fetch me anything and everything I can do remotely, stat." Kyoya said firmly.
"What? No. Go back to your company. I'm tired of seeing you, specs." Senku spat, despite being thrilled on the inside.
Kyoya took off his glasses then placed them in his jacket pocket. Senku blinked as his insides went wild. What was this feeling? The longer he stared, the stronger the feelings grew and his body became hotter. Kyoya pushed his hair back and that action pushed Senku over the edge.
"Senku? Hey, is everything okay...?" Kyoya asked.
Kyoya moved to inspect him then pulled back as Senku curled into himself. Did he say something wrong?
"Don't come closer." Senku warned. He finally understood the feeling. "Don't touch me either."
"And why not? It's not like I have a disease." retorted Kyoya, feeling a bit upset.
"Just... don't." Senku said as he scooted away.
Kyoya started to poke his body despite being told not to. It soon got to a point that Senku lashed out and pushed him back, surprising the both of them.
