He was being given space. And time. And how did Kengo expect Ryusei to be able to concentrate after this? He'd have a hard time just calling Kengo if anything arose, and with his mind in the state it was, something would definitely arise.

He'd just have to put in the effort. He'd dealt with crises before. This wasn't anything he'd handled before, but he could deal with it.

"I think he's too afraid of you to break anything else today," Ryusei said, attempting levity as he pulled his hand back and stood up. Ryusei was too afraid, too. But if Kengo would give him space, maybe Ryusei could explain, and maybe Kengo wouldn't take it as an insult or draw away from him.

He'd been found out, Ryusei thought, but he hadn't tried in particular to hide it. Residual caution from earlier times, maybe, but Ryusei didn't like being read like that. Particularly not when it was his weakness that was being exposed. But if Kengo could see Ryusei's weakness, maybe he'd understand.

This was all still too much of a mess. It'd only been one impulsive mistake. What other impulsive mistakes would Ryusei be capable of? He'd thought he'd guarded himself against them. "Later," he said after a moment. "We'll talk about it later."