For RileySavage7 on Ao3who requested "Tecna/Timmy holding hands". Reminder that requests from this prompt list are not closed.
"What are you doing?"
Timmy always loved the little crease that appeared between Tecna's eyebrows whenever she was baffled by something, but this time instead of smiling he schooled his expression into polite confusion as Tecna frowned down at their joined hands.
"Holding your hand."
Tecna's frown deepened as her eyes flicked between his face and her hands. Still Timmy didn't crack as Tecna asked, "Why?"
"Because I wanted to. Besides, it's what couples do."
"We've never done it before," she pointed out, even as she looked at the rest of their friends hanging out in the dorm.
Indeed she could see Musa ranting to Riven about something as she gestured with their joined hands, Stella and Brandon were sitting and talking quietly with their hands linked and resting on his thigh, and Bloom was hunched over Sky's hand in her lap, pen in hand as she drew something on the back of his palm.
"It's impractical," Tecna said finally, though Timmy couldn't help but notice that she hadn't pulled away yet. In fact she squeezed his hand a little tighter. "How am I supposed to get anything done when I can't use one of my hands?"
"We don't have to if you don't want to," Timmy said simply, starting to pull his hand away, but Tecna clung to it tighter.
"No," she said, not looking at him. "It's fine. I'm just saying for the record, no matter how nice it feels, it's still impractical."
Timmy smiled, his thumb stroking the back of her hand, and said, "Noted."