Reassurance
Tomomasa is tired. It's been a hard couple of days with endless meetings and discussions and with sky high mountains of paperwork. Although completing paperwork is never his favorite duty, Tomomasa usually feels rather indifferent about it, and sometimes he even does take some pleasure in it. Not today. Today, he despises it and it feels like the very bane of his existence. His body aches from hours and hours of sitting in the same position and his eyes are burning with exhaustion.
He also hasn't seen Yasuaki in days and it's been harder than he would have imagined. He's grown so used to the other man's company even when they don't have anything to do with each other. Yasuaki's mere presence and the occasional exchange of looks, which have been increasingly frequent lately, is enough. Tomomasa hasn't realized how much of a consistency, of an anchor it's become in his life.
A knock at the door breaks his musings and Tomomasa starts in surprise. He isn't expecting anyone. With a sigh, he looks at the stack of reports still waiting to be completed but finally answers. "Come in."
He leans back and watches the door expectantly, unable to deny a spark of curiosity at who his visitor might be. He blinks in astonishment when he realizes that it's Yasuaki. His day is suddenly a bit brighter, and right then he doesn't even care what brings the Onmyouji here, even if it was another pile of paperwork. He smiles in greeting, "Yasuaki-dono."
Yasuaki inclines his head in answer. "Tomomasa-dono. I…" It's the first time Tomomasa has seen Yasuaki hesitate. The Onmyouji always seems to choose his words with care, sometimes slowly, but he never seems uncertain what to say. Tomomasa thinks that the little stumble is rather charming.
"I came to check on you. Your absence has been … quite noticeable."
Tomomasa didn't think he could be surprised anymore, but he needs a minute to let the words sink in. Yasuaki isn't here on some errand, not on someone's orders, but just to see Tomomasa. Warmth floods his belly, aches and strains forgotten. "You came here simply to see me?" he can't help but ask.
There's another brief moment of hesitation, then Yasuaki nods firmly, "Yes."