"W-wow Ajit that looks- I mean you look- Um.. super pretty..?" Shun stammered out the compliment, not even knowing how he managed to say what he did while also being slightly annoyed at himself for messing up such a simple sentence as many times as he did.
He was always such a mess when it came to the other boy and while he knew the reason, he couldn't understand why said reason made him stammer and skip over words like this. No matter what, he was usually clear and confident in his words, if a little quiet, but whenever Ajit is around his words always get mixed up and he feels heat burning in his cheeks that he can never tell whether it's embarrassment or a giveaway sign of his feelings for the other.

Meanwhile Ajit had no idea how to respond to the compliment, the moment he heard the end of the other boy's sentence his mind froze up and he felt face heat up to the point where he was sure it was glowing a bright red. Which is weird because Dan had also complimented him on his hair earlier and he was fine to just respond quickly, happily and casually with a "thanks!" So why was he so unable to respond now?
Why did his face heat up like that? Why is he unable to even come up with the right words to say in response when a simple "thank you" would be more than fine? Why does he kind of want to hug Shun? Or maybe even kiss him? Ajit wondered, staring at the other boy, mainly his eyes, those sea green eyes that he just kept finding himself wanting to gaze into for hours to figure out every single shade of every single color that made them up...
Wait, what was he doing again? Why did Shun just look away, why did he look nervous..?

Then he realized what had happened, he still needed to reply to Shun..!

He tried to speak but too quickly and he ended up stuttering his words too. "A-ah thanks.. It- It means a lot coming from you..." He lifted his hand up and began to fiddle with his short ponytail out of nerves. What if what he'd said was wrong, what if he'd took too long to answer after Shun had first spoke, what if Shun thought badly of him for not replying so quickly.. He still wasn't looking back at him, what if he hated the idea of even seeing him after he took so long to reply?

Shun blinked, then looked back up at Ajit.. It meant a lot coming from him? He repeated it again and again inside his mind. His words meant a lot to Ajit?? He wasn't sure what to say in return or if he was even meant to say anything back but he couldn't help but smile at the thought, his words meant a lot to Ajit... It kept repeating again and again in his head.

Softly he shook his head as if trying to pause the constant repeated chain of thought, as another thought came into his mind.. "The others are probably waiting for us.. We should get going..?" He suggested.

Ajit stopped fiddling with his hair and nodded, "Ah, yeah.. We probably should."

Both boys couldn't help but feel the smallest bit sad about that.. And a tiny, secret part inside of each of them couldn't help but wish they didn't have to meet up with the others and could just stay together and hang out, just the two of them..?

Neither of them spoke that secret wish, nor did they act on it, so they both began to walk in the direction of where they were meeting their friends, falling into step beside each other.

After a minute of them walking side by side Ajit felt their hands brush against each other, he felt his face warm again before realising it was an accident and not-
He let out a tiny surprised gasp as he felt Shun's hand settle in his own. He glanced over at the blonde, who was looking purposefully in the other direction, hoping to hide his reddened face..

Ajit smiled to himself a little and squeezed Shun's hand lightly in return.

The couple continued holding hands the whole way to the meeting spot, happy that for now, no more awkward sentences needed to be spoken to show just now much the other means to them.