still staring. she's pretty, he knows this, but it's like he's really noticing for the first time in the soft glow of the television. )
you make me happy too.
i have. is that so surprising?
( eyes gleam with .. something as he's looking at her, tilting his head just enough so that the end of his nose brushes the end of hers. he then pulls away enough to set his head down on his pillow,
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﹙ her eyes seem to glisten at his words ─┈ a part of this doesn’t seem real 、 he’s so close. And more than that he’s actually engaging with her. ﹚
Y ─┈ you have .ᐣ
﹙ letting out a small breath she didn’t realise she was holding
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doing too much so soon, though with what she'd suggested earlier, he thinks he's on the right track. )
i .. i've had a good time, misa. with you.
( they say to fake it til you make it, and that's exactly what he'll do. )
no, thank you.
( hand cradles her face so softly, palm curved around her cheek. he leans forward again, this time to rest his forehead against hers. this is the closest he's ever allowed himself to get to her, and he's wondering if he's
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﹙ The brief silence is full of pure adoration on her part 、 he’s doing good. more than good in fact.
Even the smallest action he does makes her heart race tenfold. Cheeks dusting with red at his soft touch.
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thing and is met with nothing other than devotion and loyalty. )
i know.
( he tucks her hair behind her ear, thumb brushing over the apple of her cheek. )
i know you do.
( the two of them lie there in silence for a moment, facing one another, light's hand caressing misa's cheek with a gentleness reserved for .. well, he's never this gentle. he searches her eyes for a sign that he's doing the right
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﹙ no matter what he wanted 、 she’d do her best to make it happen. No cost was worth losing him. Her eyes slightly widen at receiving another kiss from him.
Still 、 she doesn’t hesitate in kissing him back. Allowing herself to be guided
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( maybe he'd just wanted to hear his name fall from her lips again, or maybe he'd forgotten what it was he wanted to ask, or maybe he'd grown too shy, but light kisses her again in response instead. he leans her back to lay her down,
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﹙ his uncertainty and seeming inexperience isn’t lost on her 、 she meets his tentative kiss with a very soft and gentle one.
Not wanting to pull away 、 not wanting this feeling to vanish ─┈ but alas they have to.
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( the sigh he exhales against her lips as his eyes slide shut isn't without a tremble, hand sliding around from beneath her chin to cradle the back of her neck. lips move tentatively against hers, slow and uncertain. if he was embarrassed
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﹙ she was fully expecting him to reject that idea 、 he never gave her much affection usually after all. ﹚
R ─┈ really .ᐣ
﹙ her eyelashes flutter as his hand reaches her chin and as its angled upward toward him.
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it might come across that he's never kissed anyone before, he surely doesn't care, for everything about this feels extraordinarily new in the most literal sense. )
misa?
( name uttered in question in between kisses, confidence beginning to
right. .. okay.
( he agrees because he can't risk upsetting her, but a small sliver of himself is interested. he's confused about that, but maybe the best thing for him to do is just go with the flow. so he turns, hand tucking under
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Anything but sleeping .ᐟ
﹙ his affection is good enough 、 anything is. She’s so devoted to him she’ll treasure all of it. ﹚
Like kissing or something romantic ….. .ᐟ
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what do you suppose we do, hm?
( he'll play coy for as long as he can. end of his nose nudges her hairline, and he decides that's enough affection for now, or at least as much as he's willing to give without making himself sick.
light
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﹙ a small huff at his lack of enthusiasm with the implications 、 but the kiss for her is better than nothing .ᐟ ﹚
Hmph… I know that 、 but I mean after the movie is done.. .ᐟ
﹙ though she’s not going to push anything either
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