Seconds turned to minutes. The sobs shifted to quiet rasps and sniffles before they had sobered up too, leaving behind a heart that still thumped within him. It was alive and...connected with the gap that resided just slightly left of the centre of Ichinose's chest.

Or so she liked to say.

He breathes with her, heaving as he feels her hand on his back. Patting him as he feels the haze clearing and then...the humming. The humming that pulled him from the clutches of when the quiet became all too quiet. When the emotions cleared and the high simmered, what was left of them when the storm cleared?

He waited, listening to her distinct humming.

Once he realised just how damp Ichinose's shoulder had become and she was already resting her head on his shoulder, Maruki moved his arms slightly up; keeping her tucked into him. Hell, even using himself as her rest as he pulls back only just slightly. Just enough to give the signal that she could pull away from him if she wanted to.

"Sorry...I didn't want to let go of you just yet," he whispered shyly. "It's just, it's been so long since someone has held me like this."