her honesty is actually... a breath of fresh air. it eased his temper and frustrations a little to be greeted with such sincerity. moreover, when this is paired with everything else that preceded that, well, it was hard not to find this entire farce amusing. even when she pulls away, he doesn't find any real reason to bite back like he normally does. discovers no extra need to take it to the next level as he often would.
instead, he lets her. for now, that is.
at the apology, he cants his head a bit. honestly, he's the one... who pretty much let this happen. waltzed right into it and played all the cards he feasibly could, really. hence, he almost stares for a bit too long. stays silent for longer than he intends. when he finally does speak: ) It just sucks I couldn't get a kiss in.
I mean, it seems like it's your first. ( look at him just assuming it's her first? but with her reactions can you blame him? but, well, he does .... try and alleviate the situation with a: ) How about instead of me stealing it, you give it to me right here in thanks? ( ;)
he says this quietly, maybe even a bit too quietly for their newfound proximity. but, look... even fuckboys...
[ She doesn't really know how to interpret his silence after her apology, and so she averts her gaze, lowering her head as if she expects to be scolded. Is he angry? He must be angry... after all, she's the one who ran into him and dragged him into her situation. He played along like a champ, which she's grateful for, but she still... caused his a lot of problems. ]
H-Huh?
[ Did he just say... that he would've liked to kiss her?! She gapes at him, her blush returning with full force, wordlessly struggling with how to react to someone who actually wants to... or someone that actually says they want to... so straightforwardly, unlike the VIP from a moment ago. Thanks to the watchful eyes of her siblings and retainers, no one has ever actually...
Well, that's not entirely true. But she can't really blame him at all for thinking it would be her first kiss—she might have a few of them under her belt, but that doesn't mean she's at all comfortable with it. Besides, those were for mana...
Either way, she's definitely not comfortable with it if it's a stranger, which is why she shakes her head, rattling the dangling end of her kanzashi. ]
P-Please, um... can I make it up t-to you some other w-way?
( the reaction isn't something he doesn't anticipate. isn't in the realm of impossibilities, and yet... there was still something about it that he found unsatisfying? disappointing? still, this isn't precisely displayed on his features. instead, he seems more pensive. as if he was analyzing or scrutinizing something about their current predicament, and he shows this in the way he eyes her carefully. his gaze fixed, that is, until he purposely ends it by closing his eyes. he remains like this for just a second, however, as he easily rewires himself. actually, if he had to say...
he's more impressed that she hadn't fled yet. so, in reverence to that courage, he opts for a different course of action. ) .... a different way. ( he repeats her words. that is, before his lips quirk upwards. ) Hm, what should I do? Despite helping you out, it seems you're pretty demanding.
( but, at that he places a hand on her head. ) How about you rack that brain of yours.
Something better than a kiss. ( he starts off with an incomplete sentence. then, as if dramatizing it: )
If it's something better than a kiss, I'll accept.
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her honesty is actually... a breath of fresh air. it eased his temper and frustrations a little to be greeted with such sincerity. moreover, when this is paired with everything else that preceded that, well, it was hard not to find this entire farce amusing. even when she pulls away, he doesn't find any real reason to bite back like he normally does. discovers no extra need to take it to the next level as he often would.
instead, he lets her. for now, that is.
at the apology, he cants his head a bit. honestly, he's the one... who pretty much let this happen. waltzed right into it and played all the cards he feasibly could, really. hence, he almost stares for a bit too long. stays silent for longer than he intends. when he finally does speak: ) It just sucks I couldn't get a kiss in.
I mean, it seems like it's your first. ( look at him just assuming it's her first? but with her reactions can you blame him? but, well, he does .... try and alleviate the situation with a: ) How about instead of me stealing it, you give it to me right here in thanks? ( ;)
he says this quietly, maybe even a bit too quietly for their newfound proximity. but, look... even fuckboys...
i... closes mouth, walks away. )
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H-Huh?
[ Did he just say... that he would've liked to kiss her?! She gapes at him, her blush returning with full force, wordlessly struggling with how to react to someone who actually wants to... or someone that actually says they want to... so straightforwardly, unlike the VIP from a moment ago. Thanks to the watchful eyes of her siblings and retainers, no one has ever actually...
Well, that's not entirely true. But she can't really blame him at all for thinking it would be her first kiss—she might have a few of them under her belt, but that doesn't mean she's at all comfortable with it. Besides, those were for mana...
Either way, she's definitely not comfortable with it if it's a stranger, which is why she shakes her head, rattling the dangling end of her kanzashi. ]
P-Please, um... can I make it up t-to you some other w-way?
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he's more impressed that she hadn't fled yet. so, in reverence to that courage, he opts for a different course of action. ) .... a different way. ( he repeats her words. that is, before his lips quirk upwards. ) Hm, what should I do? Despite helping you out, it seems you're pretty demanding.
( but, at that he places a hand on her head. ) How about you rack that brain of yours.
Something better than a kiss. ( he starts off with an incomplete sentence. then, as if dramatizing it: )
If it's something better than a kiss, I'll accept.