The strange boy bowed his head slightly. "Teruki Hanazawa. Year 2. I'm an acquaintance of your brother."
"...Ritsu Kageyama." He bowed his head back. "Year 1."
"I was just on my way, so..."
"Oh?" Again, he couldn't keep the faint accusatory lilt out of his voice. You're an acquaintance from another middle school entirely? You're acquaintance but I've never seen you around this neighborhood in my life? You're an acquaintance but you're walking my brother home?
The strange boy was deigning to be polite enough but Ritsu knew from one microexpression on Hanazawa's face that he caught Ritsu's intent immediately. And still, he smiled a little and that did nothing but send another wave of irritation through Ritsu's head.
"Yeah. He was kind enough to invite me inside, but I wouldn't want to impose."
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Date: 2023-08-26 03:13 am (UTC)Ritsu felt locked into place.
No, no, no. No. No. It was just a coincidence.
'Like hell it's a coincidence!'
The strange boy bowed his head slightly. "Teruki Hanazawa. Year 2. I'm an acquaintance of your brother."
"...Ritsu Kageyama." He bowed his head back. "Year 1."
"I was just on my way, so..."
"Oh?" Again, he couldn't keep the faint accusatory lilt out of his voice. You're an acquaintance from another middle school entirely? You're acquaintance but I've never seen you around this neighborhood in my life? You're an acquaintance but you're walking my brother home?
The strange boy was deigning to be polite enough but Ritsu knew from one microexpression on Hanazawa's face that he caught Ritsu's intent immediately. And still, he smiled a little and that did nothing but send another wave of irritation through Ritsu's head.
"Yeah. He was kind enough to invite me inside, but I wouldn't want to impose."