[Daichi's never yet been putzing around. He's been a victim of the landlord and he's been confused, but it's never been for want of an attempt to figure it out. Of course, the fact that it was Kuroo he was trying to figure out meant nothing about it was easy, but that just means that the outcome--acceptance and even a kind of reciprocation--feels more like something he earned.

Finally, Daichi does lift his head, butting it against the bottom of Kuroo's jaw.]

I wasn't pretending. If you need more time, you can have it. Every minute counts for me and I didn't want to spend any more of them not... telling you...

[His voice gets softer the longer he speaks because holy crap, that's the most embarrassing speech he's ever given. It sounded a lot smoother in his head but Kuroo's never going to let him forget this. Ever. In any universe.]