jinji reaches out his hands, palms perfectly cupping against howl's cheeks. the intensity that he holds in his eyes directed at howl ghosts along side the joy he feels, grinning widely. it lasts for only a short moment before jinji has moved to throw an arm around the other in a little moment of celebration. " you totally beat me that time! " he's a little out of breath but it doesn't stop the rush of words from falling from his lips.
... Hm?
Howl blinked when Jinji's larges palms cupped his face and dark eyes stared back as he caught the taller man's gaze; the moment did not last long, however, but his gaze had lingered until a big arm wrapped around him instead. Jinji was happy to lose today as it finally meant a win for Howl and though he was out of breath himself, his chest felt warm.
Swallowing lightly, he was ready to peel of the hoodie he had worn on the run with his friend, and the only article of clothing he had actually worn to give him some comfort from the heat was a pair of red running shorts, so aside from that, Howl was melting - figuratively, but still. Being able to push Jinji to being a bit winded had been hard.
In an attempt to cool off, he lifted the hem of his hoodie near the waist band of his shorts and lightly fanned his abdomen; he managed a smile, but it was clear that he needed a break.
