The obvious surprise on Hijikata's face almost made him feel sad, in a way. Had no one else ever bothered to treat him as though this were normal, which, so far as Souji was concerned, it was. More obvious, perhaps, than all his own cyberware, but nothing more than that.

But then he found himself not wanting to think about other people having been here in his place, and thankful that the touch along his own back was a distraction from that thought.

He turned his hand so he could lace his fingers with Hijikata's before smiling and leaning in for a kiss.