[Goro keeps brushing the back of Akira's hand with his thumb, drawing small idle patterns.]

Sure. It might still be messy there after Shoyu's bath, though. [Then, he withdraws back, breaking the connection between their hands. Goro can't really say whether he feels better after this conversation. It was important to have but at the same time he feels the same anxiety on his chest as earlier.]

.. Sorry, this is not exactly what I had planned for tonight.