their inquiry, focusing on the single part that she truly adored most. after all, she wanted to fixate on what they had most in common..!
she wants their company to last past this first meeting alone, after all..!
cute..?
for a moment, her mind wrestled with doubt, but given how she herself found Mumei cute, then… how could she possibly deny their words for long..?
after all, if the glasses were their only noticeable difference, appearance wise, then…
she swallowed once more, ->
Mhm ◞ mhm .ᐟ ~ ♡
Elara . . cute . If I don’t remember it I can always call you cutie nyways’.
( Nodding to herself ◞ brown hues go up ◞ index gently tapping own chin. )
Now ◞ now . . I wonder where did they made you ◞ it’s such a coincidence we look so alike .ᐟ
her mind finally settling… she didn’t think she could ever accept that someone else considers her cute, but when there’s a cute girl right in front of her with oh so many similarities, then…
“oh, uhm… st-strawberries are my favorite..!”
she kinda glazed past the rest of ->
as she stepped back, she swallowed down her nerves, steeling herself for a fixed, proper introduction…
“r-right, s-sorry about that..! m-my name is Elara..! it’s uhm, almost uncanny, m-miss Mumei..!”
she’d been kinda averting her eyes, looking down due to her own anxieties and everything… she’d not even noticed the similarities yet!
now, with that added note, she looked upwards — eyes peering through those glass lenses of hers to meet an almost perfect reflection of her ->
features.
“e-ehhh??”
Elara stumbled backwards slightly, taken my complete surprise over this newfound revelation. timid hands clenched together near her waist, torso shyly twisting from side to side… seeing another woman who looks just like her is surprisingly validating! ->
She’s about to hop in the shower.
Any chance her girlfriends will hear the water running and come join, even if she doesn’t ask..? She’s not feeling particularly talkative today, but she’d love to share that space with them…