Ito has always had one of... those faces. The type that makes even the most defensive of dogs cower behind their owner, or children burst into tears with a single look. Some would call it an advantage. Hell, Ito knows his older brother would him for the intimidation levels Ito has, essential for his kind of work.

But Ito isn't Seiga.

Rather than focusing on the the positives of not being hassled on the streets and being able to walk alone at night without fear, all he's ever been able to notice is the downsides. How people would rather cross the street than pass him. How he'll get pointed at and whispered about it public. How he always needs a few extra months to bond with kids new to the dojo in comparison to the other trainers.

He's tried to seem more approachable. Practicing smiling in the mirror (which Seiga told him made him look even more terrifying), or practicing how to talk to other people. Fuck, it's just that he's too awkward. And nobody will give him a chance in the first place.

A worn out sigh leaves Ito's lips as he enters the shop on his way back from the dojo, fanning out his shirt after an entire day of training. All he wants to do is get home so he can shower and cuddle up in his bed whilst watching some cheap drama, but he'd promised Seiga he'd make some pasta dish he'd seen online tonight.

There's only a few ingredients he needed to pick up, anyway. Spaghetti, some kind of meat, and...

As Ito's hand lands on the last carton of eggs on the shelf, a hand appears beside him to land on the same product. Immediately he almost jumps out of his skin, turning to look at you next to him.

What is he supposed to do? He needs them, should he take them? But you need them too. "...give them." No! Ito had meant to say something along the lines of 'I'll give them', offering the eggs to you, but the way he'd mumbled the sentence makes it sound like some loosely veiled threat. Shit, he can already feel the blush coming to his cheeks from being in contact with your hand and now he's just gone and embarrassed himself.