@shslspacecase continued { x }!
Maeki had to stifle a little laugh against the yelp. Oops. Maybe that was a little too sudden. A little warning probably would have been best. So much for being discreet.
“Ahah, sorry, did that scare you? You looked kind of out of it, I didn’t want to lose you there... I can let go if you promise not to get lost.”
He left her hand with a reassuring squeeze before loosening his grip.
“…It’s sort of a pain, but it’s better if we stay in the crowd to blend in. People would harass you if we’re seen together like this so often, you know?”
Hand-holding definitely doesn’t help there, probably. He probably should have just asked her to meet up with him instead of just going straight after school like this. Maybe he should take a lesson out of Asakura’s playbook. He had his secrets, sure, but Maeki really never was one for sneaking around.
