[In that moment, Iwaizumi easily cements himself into Shouyou's life, becoming a fixture that Shouyou is all too grateful for after the scare he's just had. His family nor his teammates might not be here with him, but Iwaizumi's proven himself to be just as reliable, just as kind in the face of Shouyou's temper.]

Nothing... it's like you said. We should stick together. [It's a simple answer for such a complicated situation. But Shouyou feels a pang as he watches Iwaizumi struggle with his emotions, feeling terrible about having likely made everything worse.

Tentatively, he reaches for Iwaizumi again, just a light, sincere press of his hands around the ace's for a moment. It's only fair that he give some comfort back, when Iwaizumi's done his best to talk Shouyou around.]

If we stick together, that means neither of us will be alone. [Anymore, like Iwaizumi's been for the last month.]