[ he doesn't really mean to turn the tables like this, to switch roles from the comforter to the one being comforted. but... he also can't deny that the way itsuki wraps an arm around him and draws him into the blanket feels nice, and suga isn't particularly shy about snuggling up against him. maybe this is simply a good way of supporting each other; the situation might be awful, but at least they're not left struggling through the deep end alone. not anymore.

his one real regret is that his own story doesn't have much of an ending, happy or otherwise. just a foggy sort of question mark, a bunch of nebulous what ifs that lost their chance at resolution the day that daichi disappeared. ]

It'll be okay. [ and he means that, believes it. it's not just an empty platitude. ] I probably don't know Mei as well as you do, but... he has a really good heart. Even when he hides it underneath a lot of bluster.

[ he and miyuki are the same, in that respect. there's more to them that what they say, how they act; there's a different person that peeks out occasionally from behind the mask, and it draws suga in over and over again. ] And working things out with you is important to him. I do know that.