@timidetective
"... Huh?"
Just a slight raise of the head, and his gaze settles upon Kaede's. And it was difficult really, to keep it fixed there on hers and Shuichi finds himself quickly shying away, eyes drifting off to the side, an awkward smile edging at his lips.
He appreciated that Kaede had told him about this, but there was something about that gentle brush to the corner of his mouth that makes his cheeks burn.
"O-Oh..." His voice is soft, but trails off for a brief moment before he can think of what to say to her. It was still hard for him to be confident like she wished for him to be, but he was trying. Which was why he had to go on. Why he had to speak, despite how flustered he was by this.
"T-Thank you, Kaede. Really... I appreciate it.
It's ... a little embarrassing to know it was there all this time.
I ... didn't think I was a messy eater."
“it’s not that you’re a messy eater, shuichi. we all unintentionally get stuff on our faces when we eat.” she is all giggles as she wipes her friend’s face with a napkin.