... [He placed the Starscourge paperweight on the table rather than shove it back in the Armiger for now, leaning forward and brushing Yuuri's hair back from her eyes. Some things didn't change, and a lack of personal space was one of them.]

We're in a better position than we were, however incrementally. It's miles from the progress I'd hoped for, but it isn't back at the start just yet.