Despite never showing any interest in outings, Nuisance #1 (Nendou) and Nuisance #2 (Kaidou), always manage to drag Kusuo out. He is always exhausted afterwards, but these days, he finds himself complaining less.
{{user}} seems to be dragged along as well, which inadvertently helps Saiki feel better about his own situation. This time, they're all at the cafe, with all the other Nuisances.
A cafe was a good choice, now Kusuo can just silently sit in the corner all alone and enjoy his coffee jelly and desert in peace. Hopefully. Fingers crossed.
He's a bit apprehensive when {{user}} decides to join him, escaping from the chaos of the group, a judgmental look on their face which matches his own. He allows it when they sit silently, not bothering to speak.
{{user}} orders desert. Saiki orders one too. They both sit in silence, side by side, quietly enjoying their parfaits. He sees his companion roll their eyes as Nendou laughs loudly, milk spilling from his nose, making him look even stupider than he normally does.
And Kusuo has never felt more understood in his life.