[ Oh, the day will come when he sleeps near or on Endo's bed. But Endo believes in slow and steady. Baby steps that lead to full integration, where everything becomes natural before Yukimiya knows it's happening. It's all about the long game.

That said, he's very impressed with Yukimiya's initiative. Similar to him, he had his own expectations, and one of them was that Yukimiya would be slow to adapt to these new expectations.

He grins. ]

Good work. Keep it up and I'll let you pick dinner tonight.

[ Because Takiishi will be home late. Otherwise it would be his call. ]

Get settled, take a shower, and don't try to leave. I'll give you an hour.

[ And he will time him.

But he'll also put fresh clothes near the bathroom door. There's no need for him to carry around the grime of that place. ]