15 from Kiawe. What if it's on Sophy and Ace's wedding day?
platonic touch meme - accepting
Pacing, stopping, fussing with something on his suit, check this list, then check that one...It's a pattern of nervousness that he has been going through for the better part of an hour, and if one didn't know better than to make such a silly remark (to his face), they might claim that he's like a Togedemaru stuck on an exercise wheel--going absolutely nowhere.
But as things are, he has been left to his anxieties for a while, and it's only Kiawe calling him over that makes him stop.. for all of a handful of seconds before he begins rambling yet again, his worries not stopped in the slightest.
He doesn't protest when his friend's hands reach up and start to try and fix his shirt collar, but worry after worry continues to spill forth from his mouth, and he's so focused on his racing thoughts that he doesn't even notice Kiawe is done until suddenly hands are on his shoulder and there's a familiar expression--smirk and all--staring down at him.
The sudden realization that there's quiet around them is unsettling, and he shoots Kiawe a confused look, only to process that all of the noise he had heard before was from himself.
His cheeks tint a slight bit red at that, and when Kiawe laughs, Sophocles scowls at him.. only for that look to falter after only a few seconds and he follows suit, grinning despite himself as he pulls the other man in to a quick hug.
"I'm sorry, I just--This is all so new to me, and I'm terrified that I'm going to mess it up, you know?"
"You'll be fine, and even if you wouldn't be, you know Ace wouldn't draw attention to it unless she thought you were in danger."
"No buts--you've got this and you know it."
Sophocles pulls back from the embrace and sighs lightly.
"Well... I guess you're right--"
"--and tonight, you two can try to make some more shorty squad members without a worry."
Even though he's not truly angry, such a statement still earns Kiawe a punch to the gut. ..albeit a halfhearted one.