[Ryuji's eyes widen a little bit, and maybe? just maybe he's flustered a little bit. His bravado was just a false projection in the end, and he had expected Haru to knock him down a notch or two, or joke about it a little bit... but when she comes out swinging about his hair, he just smiles to himself, hugging Simba to his chest even tighter.
(fin!)
Man, he had some good friends.]
Heh. You know it.