And he almost entirely shed his embarrassment at her reaction. Shisui was chuckling, looking at her from over his shoulder till she walked past him to sit first on the bench. He joined her, reaching out to poke around the bag and catch a glimpse of what she had in there. Totally making himself at home.

"Well. Good to know you like boys with rounder bottoms~" Shisui sent her the briefest of winks, grinning.

A glance at the thermos and he remembered that new tea shop he'd passed on the way home. He was also suddenly reminded of how much he missed tea. "Whatever's fine." The grin finally faded into a soft smile, perhaps even grateful for offering food and drink. "Thank you." That probably was the second time he'd thanked her that afternoon.

"So how come you don't like boys?" Whatever happened to the briefing?