No, no, no-- she had been able to bear it with that distance. It's what she always does, after all. But now he's this close, pulling her into an embrace and all. And physical contact makes it so much harder to keep up that front from before. Minako bites her lower lip, hoping it's not hard enough to make it bleed, but it sure does feel that way. But she's pretty sure it's the only way she can keep her own selfish feelings from spilling out. ]
Yeah.
[ she can even raise her arms to cling to him in return - it's like there's a hollow void in her stomach. At least she doesn't have to look him in the eyes this way - a small mercy. ]
You're not going, so.. There's no need to say "I'll miss you"..
[he hates putting things like this; like promises he ought to fulfill. but at the very least, they aren't empty, not when he offers them (which is a pretty rare occurrence).]
And I'll ask to speak with the prettiest, loveliest girl working.
[he keeps their embrace warm, feeling she must be trying to compose herself. when he does pull back, his smile is a little watery, hands around her arms, a gentle touch.]
[ She lets out a small breath, and the moment he's looking at her like that after he pulls back, her gaze drops, her head dipping a little bit too, like she's trying to obscure her expression from him. It's impossible since he's right in front of her like that, but she's still trying.
Because it hurts. It hurts, but she doesn't want to show it - isn't that just how it always is? ]
Um, actually-- [ It's probably an attempt at a small giggle, but it sounds really weak, and her hand moves through her bangs. ] Actually, I think it'd be easier if you didn't say stuff like that.. probably.
[ Because while she can usually separate business and feelings pretty well, it's harder in this case - it's harder when Makoto is someone important to her to begin with and everything gets so tangled up in her mind. ]
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No, no, no-- she had been able to bear it with that distance. It's what she always does, after all. But now he's this close, pulling her into an embrace and all. And physical contact makes it so much harder to keep up that front from before. Minako bites her lower lip, hoping it's not hard enough to make it bleed, but it sure does feel that way. But she's pretty sure it's the only way she can keep her own selfish feelings from spilling out. ]
Yeah.
[ she can even raise her arms to cling to him in return - it's like there's a hollow void in her stomach. At least she doesn't have to look him in the eyes this way - a small mercy. ]
You're not going, so.. There's no need to say "I'll miss you"..
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[he hates putting things like this; like promises he ought to fulfill. but at the very least, they aren't empty, not when he offers them (which is a pretty rare occurrence).]
And I'll ask to speak with the prettiest, loveliest girl working.
[he keeps their embrace warm, feeling she must be trying to compose herself. when he does pull back, his smile is a little watery, hands around her arms, a gentle touch.]
--that's you, by the way.
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Because it hurts. It hurts, but she doesn't want to show it - isn't that just how it always is? ]
Um, actually-- [ It's probably an attempt at a small giggle, but it sounds really weak, and her hand moves through her bangs. ] Actually, I think it'd be easier if you didn't say stuff like that.. probably.
[ Because while she can usually separate business and feelings pretty well, it's harder in this case - it's harder when Makoto is someone important to her to begin with and everything gets so tangled up in her mind. ]