Somehow, their foreheads touching is just as intimate a gesture as actually kissing. She can feel Nico's breath on her face, hear her words loud and clear.
Which makes it so much more meaningful when Nico clears things up. Makes it clear just how much of a compliment Nico was trying to pay her.
After making such a show of not crying, it's hard to imagine her going back on that five seconds later. She takes a deep, even breath, tilts her head to try and hide the tears at the corners of her eyes. She isn't crying. Just a little overwhelmed.
"Then we're both cacti," Akiha tries to come back with, her voice more wet than anything. Overwhelmed is becoming a less viable excuse by the second. She takes a deep, shuddering breath, reaches up to wipe at her own eyes with the backs of her wrist.
"I shouldn't be - crying. How am I supposed to explain my eyes being red to Kohaku or Hisui?" She wonders aloud. Her breaths are still shaky. She's not breaking down in tears, but it's clear she's having to try and hold herself back.
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Which makes it so much more meaningful when Nico clears things up. Makes it clear just how much of a compliment Nico was trying to pay her.
After making such a show of not crying, it's hard to imagine her going back on that five seconds later. She takes a deep, even breath, tilts her head to try and hide the tears at the corners of her eyes. She isn't crying. Just a little overwhelmed.
"Then we're both cacti," Akiha tries to come back with, her voice more wet than anything. Overwhelmed is becoming a less viable excuse by the second. She takes a deep, shuddering breath, reaches up to wipe at her own eyes with the backs of her wrist.
"I shouldn't be - crying. How am I supposed to explain my eyes being red to Kohaku or Hisui?" She wonders aloud. Her breaths are still shaky. She's not breaking down in tears, but it's clear she's having to try and hold herself back.