[ Patience is all she can offer him now, as her words no doubt percolate, as they both come down from the tension of the encounter with Satoru's shadow and the emotions that followed while they were hidden away beneath that starry veil.
For a moment, Sumina closes her eyes, brows creased, her countenance disquieted. What if her words don't reach him? Could she truly have overstepped, now? What if—
What if he pushes her away, while their newfound friendship is still budding...?
But soon enough he responds, and though it feels selfish, she also feels relieved that what she'd said seems to have resonated with him enough. Her expression softens at once, and her lips curl into a faint smile as she at last meets his gaze, looking through the tint of his sunglasses. ]
Of course not. You are a persistent man, after all, Satoru.
[ She squeezes his hands once more before her grasp loosens along with a sigh that escapes between her lips. ]
I'm glad... That you'll be alright, now.
[ With the rush of urgency and danger dwindling, Sumina is reminded just how heavy her own body has been feeling, too, in the absence of her own shadow. But it's probably fine. ]
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For a moment, Sumina closes her eyes, brows creased, her countenance disquieted. What if her words don't reach him? Could she truly have overstepped, now? What if—
What if he pushes her away, while their newfound friendship is still budding...?
But soon enough he responds, and though it feels selfish, she also feels relieved that what she'd said seems to have resonated with him enough. Her expression softens at once, and her lips curl into a faint smile as she at last meets his gaze, looking through the tint of his sunglasses. ]
Of course not. You are a persistent man, after all, Satoru.
[ She squeezes his hands once more before her grasp loosens along with a sigh that escapes between her lips. ]
I'm glad... That you'll be alright, now.
[ With the rush of urgency and danger dwindling, Sumina is reminded just how heavy her own body has been feeling, too, in the absence of her own shadow. But it's probably fine. ]