There was hardly any reaction to the actions of his brother, and instead he would just tilt his head back to allow their foreheads to touch comfortably. Though he didn’t smile, one of his hands moves to grasp the edge of Shizuo’s shirt, as if to keep him there and not allow him to move away. The hand on his cheek was warm, and the closeness was comforting in a way that he hadn’t felt in a long while. Although he did silently wonder why that was, there was also no surprise over the fact that the other was the one who caused it this time.

    For a moment his eyes would close, practically basking in the comfortable silence and proximity. It was all appreciated in a way that Kasuka wouldn’t feel with anyone else - Shizuo would be the only one allowed close enough to do something like this, in any case, and the contact was nice. Silence was, however, made to be broken, comfortable or not, and the actor was the one to do just that.

    ”Nii-san?”