Maybe putting aside talk of feelings for later was a good idea. At least for now. Because he prefers not to talk feelings, period, and it's surprisingly exhausting to do it.

Hokuto blinks slowly, in surprise and confusion. At first he doesn't understand , but then he gets it. "Oh." Okay. Yeah. He has a lot of hair. "Sure." It's easier to disentangle fingers from hair than rings from hair, anyway. He has had to help his dad on occasion. And he might have gotten stuck in his own hair despite the shortness, too. So he moves close enough so that he can comfortable untangle the mess.