Oh no by a complete coincidence Anthony and Kaede were the ones picked to clean up the cafeteria while the other counselors go do more Activities.

"So was this just a coincidence?"

"What do you take me for, of course not."

"Ah-huh."

"You have been avoiding me," he pouts. "It would even look like you're ashamed of me."

Anthony seems disbelieving.

"What? It's true! I'm very hurt, I tell you."

"Really?"

"Well, kinda."

"It is at least ninety percent because I think you're going to embarrass me to near-death."

"Well, what I want to do is walk around holding hands with you looking smug, but we can't do that anyway because of the kids. Will you stop avoiding me if I promise not to do anything embarrassing?"

"… I wasn't avoiding you that much anyway."

"Mm."

"No?"

He shrugs. "More than I'd like regardless. You're my trophy boyfriend, after all."

That brings him up short. "… Trophy boyfriend?"

"You're my boyfriend, and you're great, and I wanna show you off to everyone and go 'lookit this great amazing thing I got.'"

Raised eyebrow.

"What?"

"Being a trophy sounds… novel."

"Bad novel?"

"… Probably good novel?"

"Then I stand by what I said."

"I am happy to stop – jokingly – avoiding you?" he tries.

"Mm."