It was always bigger than his hand, that Antauri wouldn't deny.
Yet, it was completely different actually having their smaller hand in his. No wonder why Sprx always wanted to hold Chiro's hand all the time, it felt delicate and perfect to put even a hand on. It felt criminal to hold his hand the way they did, but when they weren't in public and he saw the smile on Chiro's face, it was worth it. He could ignore the nervousness building within themself and enjoy his presence.
Antauri blushed whenever they held his hand. It was still new for him, new that he was dating someone so much younger than he was. They had been in a relationship for a short amount of time, but seeing everyone in the team be fine with this still surprised them. Aside from Sprx, who was already dating Chiro well before they went out. It was no surprise seeing him be calm about it. In fact, Sprx sometimes teased him about it.
"C'mon, 'Tauri, you're already datin' the Kid. Ya might as well go all the way," he had once told him.
Sprx was right, it wouldn't kill him more than he did if they held Chiro's hand with their tail. It didn't make Antauri any less nervous about doing it, though. The idea of wrapping his tail around his wrist, let alone his hand, made them feel like he was doing something way more scandalous than he already was despite it being a mere thought. It only made one wonder how they would actually feel if his tail was holding Chiro's hand.
On second thought, with Chiro just now grabbing the metal end of his tail, Antauri's eyes widened. Their body burned up and it felt like if he was any hotter, he would shut down. The butterflies in their stomach became worse.
Antauri became frozen.
