The fingers trailing down his back caused him to shiver, but not in a bad way, sending a tingling sensation running the length of his spine. He hadn't thought he'd be quite so sensitive to that sort of thing, but then, he'd never really been in this position before.

The hand he had been trailing along Hijikata's shoulder came to gently capture his left hand, so he could press his cheek against the cool metal of his palm. Hijikata was always so careful about touching him with that hand, as though it might bother him, but to Souji it was just another piece of who he was, nothing to be self-conscious about.