[His senses are keen enough he hears the man approach, so his presence at Gorou's side isn't alarming in and of itself. The general does stiffen at the hand around his shoulders, before the fact the man is - the man is acting that it catches up to him what's going on.
He's not really sure what to feel about all of this, his cheeks burning at the kiss Childe gives him. It's ridiculously chaste, but he's not exactly had much experience with PDA. He shoots the taller man a sideways glance, floundering for a moment.]
N-no, it wasn't too long at all.
[He gets tongue-tied so much as thinking about using a pet name, and he tries to take a deep breath as subtly as he can. He can do this. He can act.
It'll be worth it, probably, to play along, and he doubts the staff will ask too many questions. That would be mortifying, if they wanted more proof of their relationship, and it would probably all far apart if they press the issue. He doesn't even know this man's name.]
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He's not really sure what to feel about all of this, his cheeks burning at the kiss Childe gives him. It's ridiculously chaste, but he's not exactly had much experience with PDA. He shoots the taller man a sideways glance, floundering for a moment.]
N-no, it wasn't too long at all.
[He gets tongue-tied so much as thinking about using a pet name, and he tries to take a deep breath as subtly as he can. He can do this. He can act.
It'll be worth it, probably, to play along, and he doubts the staff will ask too many questions. That would be mortifying, if they wanted more proof of their relationship, and it would probably all far apart if they press the issue. He doesn't even know this man's name.]
I almost thought I was the one running late.