Since it was only a minor operation, Koutarou was to be dismissed from the hospital in only a few days. Saying goodbye to Keiji was hard, especially since the silver haired teen was still expected to stay put in bed the following weeks. Making it impossible for him to visit Keiji.

"Promise to text me everyday" he demanded as Keiji handled him his phone back, after saving his phone number into it.

"I will" he promised with a small smile and took his own phone back.

The silver haired teen hesitated then, staring at his blanket for a moment while looking for the right words to say. "I... I'm gonna miss you, Akaashi."

Keiji sighed and lowered his gaze, brushing a flick of dark behind his ear while doing so. "Don't say such embarrassing things, Bokuto-san..."

"But it's the truth!" he called out straight off.

The hug that was followed took him in surprise. It was soft and warm and brought a nice smell with it.

Koutarou liked it and gladly hugged the other boy back.