“No I’ll be fine, don’t worry about me. This is supposed to help me train.” You had to admit, you were a bit reluctant at first. He was working out more recently to strengthen his endurance, strength, and stamina. You kindly walked into the room just to give him some water, not to end up laying on top of him as he did push ups. You were behind him, chest against his back, with your arms tightly wrapped around him to hold on. Below, Akito started another set of push ups, varying the difficulty by how low he went every few. You couldn’t see it, but you knew he had a smug look on his face. His back muscles flexed against your chest as you laid behind him.

Although the whole point of this was to get stronger, he was also subtly using this as a way to show you just how far he’s come. He wanted you to know he was there for you anytime you wanted to come wrap yourself up in his strong arms.

“You feel comfortable up there?” He says from below.