[ She doesn't. She doesn't know. What she asked him at the lake now makes more sense, tugs at him, even. Did she really think he... with--?
No.
Carefully, Yu presses his hand to her jaw instead, cupping her face just so. The look on his face is so, so complicated, but his eyes are locked on hers. ]
[ Again that voiceless laugh, this time wry. Yu shakes his head minutely. ]
I know what people think about me.
[ What they say, or maybe guess, teasing or otherwise. It doesn't bother him -- he knows that the way he is makes people think it, for one reason or another, though that's never his intent.
But.
His thumb brushes her cheek. ]
But what they think doesn't matter. Rise, I love you.
[ Apparently, for him, it's just that simple. Maybe it always has been. ]
i want you to know this is so fucking funny with a souyo icon
[She allows him to continue cradling her face, taking time to look at him thoughtfully.]
...back home...you said no because you knew we would be leaving each other at the end of the school year anyway, huh? Somehow you always knew what I was going to do. [That's easier to grapple than Yu rejecting her because he didn't love her before now. But the smile grows.]
You already know how much I love you. It's always been that way.
[ Yu lets his eyes slip shut, tilting his face into hers. Barely, just barely, she might feel his lips brush her cheek. ] We'll make every moment count.
[The kiss catches her by surprise, but she's going with it. It's surprisingly chaste but the meaning behind it is evident. When she does pull away, she nods assuredly, holding him close and eyes determined.]
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No.
Carefully, Yu presses his hand to her jaw instead, cupping her face just so. The look on his face is so, so complicated, but his eyes are locked on hers. ]
... that for me, it's always been you.
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...really? But what about...[Literally everyone else.] Do you mean that?
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I know what people think about me.
[ What they say, or maybe guess, teasing or otherwise. It doesn't bother him -- he knows that the way he is makes people think it, for one reason or another, though that's never his intent.
But.
His thumb brushes her cheek. ]
But what they think doesn't matter. Rise, I love you.
[ Apparently, for him, it's just that simple. Maybe it always has been. ]
i want you to know this is so fucking funny with a souyo icon
...back home...you said no because you knew we would be leaving each other at the end of the school year anyway, huh? Somehow you always knew what I was going to do. [That's easier to grapple than Yu rejecting her because he didn't love her before now. But the smile grows.]
You already know how much I love you. It's always been that way.
I KNOW I DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE IT BLOWS.
... yeah. However I felt ... it seemed best not to start anything when I knew I'd be leaving. But you know... I had a lot of time to think this week.
[ With faint humor. Though his smile tinges a sad. ]
And however this game ends...
[ ... she'll be a god ...
... and he'll be mortal. ]
... I realized that if I didn't want any regrets, for either of us, I had to tell you how I felt.
im dying
no, kill me before you die
[ Yu lets his eyes slip shut, tilting his face into hers. Barely, just barely, she might feel his lips brush her cheek. ] We'll make every moment count.
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Look after me, Rise. I'll protect you, too. With everything I have.
[ he closes what little sliver of distance is left between them to press his lips to hers. ]
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I will. We will. Together....