[ he makes a worried face, apparently concerned with the fact that shino has probably broken every single one of his bones at least once. ]
It gets easier, yeah, but you're so —
[ he can't help it; he covers his mouth with a hand to stifle a laugh, a fresh blush blooming. he almost looks guilty, but he's less embarrassed than he was before. a bit more cheerful. he wonders if shino was trying to make him feel more relaxed on purpose. whether he was or wasn't, it worked; shino tends to have that effect. with a shrug of his shoulders, he falls into step beside him, not wanting to keep shino stranded with those boxes. he directs him to where they need to be set down. ]
Sorry, it's admittedly just... a little hard to imagine you and little. It's such a pain getting the kids working under me to treat me as a superior when a handful of them are taller than me, you know? Being in charge is hard to get used to.
[ a thoughtful pause as his gaze shifts back to shino, a teasing glimmer in his eyes. ]
But say I start working out tomorrow. How long do you think it'll take me to match up to you?
[ never mind that this job is enough of a workout. yamagi laughs again, more freely this time. he almost reaches out to give shino's bicep a playful squeeze — but he thinks better of it and allows his hand to drop, fingers twitching with the sore lack of something to touch. ]
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[ he makes a worried face, apparently concerned with the fact that shino has probably broken every single one of his bones at least once. ]
It gets easier, yeah, but you're so —
[ he can't help it; he covers his mouth with a hand to stifle a laugh, a fresh blush blooming. he almost looks guilty, but he's less embarrassed than he was before. a bit more cheerful. he wonders if shino was trying to make him feel more relaxed on purpose. whether he was or wasn't, it worked; shino tends to have that effect. with a shrug of his shoulders, he falls into step beside him, not wanting to keep shino stranded with those boxes. he directs him to where they need to be set down. ]
Sorry, it's admittedly just... a little hard to imagine you and little. It's such a pain getting the kids working under me to treat me as a superior when a handful of them are taller than me, you know? Being in charge is hard to get used to.
[ a thoughtful pause as his gaze shifts back to shino, a teasing glimmer in his eyes. ]
But say I start working out tomorrow. How long do you think it'll take me to match up to you?
[ never mind that this job is enough of a workout. yamagi laughs again, more freely this time. he almost reaches out to give shino's bicep a playful squeeze — but he thinks better of it and allows his hand to drop, fingers twitching with the sore lack of something to touch. ]