Rise - partly responsible for wrapping his hands like that - couldn't help but feel a little guilty at seeing his expression like that. On the other hand, she felt they'd saved him a lot of embarrassment and everyone else a lot of trouble, but...puppy-dog face. It was amazing what Yu's expressions could do sometimes, when you paid attention to them.

"Cheer up, Senpai," she said, sitting on the arm of the couch. "You still get to spend Christmas with us, right?"