[It jerks him, quite literally, out of his funk and into the realm of surprise.]

Ah, really. [Akira wants to spend time with him. Oh, he's kind of thankful the sun is beating down on them now, and that he has a hoodie. Not that it stops the same heart stutters from before, but you can't have it all.] It just... kind of sounded like you were struggling to extend our time together, so I...

[Thought it was a chore for you, he leaves aside, shaking his head. He unlinks their arms just to take off his hoodie, a short sleeved button down beneath, and folds it over his free one as he moves closer again. He's not completely dying now!]

That's a little better. I wish I'd thought to put my hair up, though, that would've been smart.