[Mikado let's Kida pull away to set the box down, swallows again because his mouth is dry and he can't even deny that he's possessive and a sadist, doesn't try to.]

[But he's thinking, trying to figure out what careful steps to take from here, what he needs to do to make sure Kida doesn't walk away and disappear.]

[He slides forward a step, takes Kida's hand in his, tangling their fingers because they are supposed to be dating, even if they've barely so much as kissed.]

What can I do, to make you feel wanted...? I want to make it work. I don't... I don't care what it is, if you need it... You're right, I am possessive and... I'm probably a sadist and you're... You've been better. But I still want this to work.