[Kuroo promptly gets to his feet as well, swinging an arm around Tsukki's shoulders with a lazy grin.] So if I'd expect you to be doing terribly, that means you're doing terribly?

[There's a veneer of teasing over the gesture, but honestly that's for Tsukki's benefit. If Kuroo tried to genuinely comfort him, he's sure Tsukki would shy away, would refuse him entirely and entirely deny having any problems at all just to get him to stop feeling things, to stop prying into Tsukki's feeling things. But if Kuroo makes it a joke, like neither of them is really serious...well, maybe Tsukki can likewise put up a facade that he's just enduring Kuroo, while actually drawing some real comfort from him.

Kuroo has some experience with people who find strong emotions uncomfortable and exhausting, who shy away from such things. And, of course, he has some experience with Tsukki specifically.]

Don't be jealous, Tsukki, I look out for all my kouhai~.