[ It was difficult to describe. Which was, in part, what the manga was for. Not that he's sure it exactly captures any of that. It's fairly... sentimental and only for her. But it is a straightforward way of expressing something new for him. So it had helped him understand. There was hesitation for awhile after the realization. A consideration for keeping this buried and letting it die with him. But any mention of never saying it was meant with resistance. And to be honest, his stubborn nature usually wasn't impacted by how other's felt about him.
So he realized, he must know they're right at his core for it to actually sway him. His eyes drift towards where his fingers are laced with hers. He's not making any move to pull away or step back. Because even without the Chroma, he'd like this.
He didn't want Reimi to think that this was because of who she was at home. What she had done for him. It was - here and now. Because if she had thought that for a moment that was why he did, he wasn't sure he would be able to properly explain everything. ]
Though it -- [ He doesn't really talk like this - ever, so he considers it, runs the words through his head, so there's a longer pause than he likes. When he's talked so far - it's just been honest. So he opts to keep that up. ] always does feel like that around you.
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[ It was difficult to describe. Which was, in part, what the manga was for. Not that he's sure it exactly captures any of that. It's fairly... sentimental and only for her. But it is a straightforward way of expressing something new for him. So it had helped him understand. There was hesitation for awhile after the realization. A consideration for keeping this buried and letting it die with him. But any mention of never saying it was meant with resistance. And to be honest, his stubborn nature usually wasn't impacted by how other's felt about him.
So he realized, he must know they're right at his core for it to actually sway him. His eyes drift towards where his fingers are laced with hers. He's not making any move to pull away or step back. Because even without the Chroma, he'd like this.
He didn't want Reimi to think that this was because of who she was at home. What she had done for him. It was - here and now. Because if she had thought that for a moment that was why he did, he wasn't sure he would be able to properly explain everything. ]
Though it -- [ He doesn't really talk like this - ever, so he considers it, runs the words through his head, so there's a longer pause than he likes. When he's talked so far - it's just been honest. So he opts to keep that up. ] always does feel like that around you.