Still, her question gives him pause, because to be honest, he hadn't really thought about why he asked. Part of what spurred it on was certainly his newfound prey drive, but he would be lying if he didn't admit that in the back of his mind, he had sort of...expected to spend Valentine's Day with her. He's not her sweetheart, but they'd spent Christmas Eve together anyway, hadn't they? And he'd explained its cultural significance to her then, too.
They're still not ready to put a name to their relationship. He thinks. They haven't exactly discussed it since the ball, but wasn't that the point? That they were just heeding what felt right, and not pushing for anything more until they were both emotionally ready for it? What if...talking about it is what feels right?
...He kind of just wants to go back to nuzzling her and purring. Damn. ]
No, of course not. It's just...in Japan, girls usually give some kind of token of affection to the guy they're into. It's not always tied to being a couple.
[ ...But it often is, so if she's not ready for that, he won't push for it. That's only his perspective on the holiday, anyway. For all he knows, they don't even have Valentine's where Sumina's from. ]
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Still, her question gives him pause, because to be honest, he hadn't really thought about why he asked. Part of what spurred it on was certainly his newfound prey drive, but he would be lying if he didn't admit that in the back of his mind, he had sort of...expected to spend Valentine's Day with her. He's not her sweetheart, but they'd spent Christmas Eve together anyway, hadn't they? And he'd explained its cultural significance to her then, too.
They're still not ready to put a name to their relationship. He thinks. They haven't exactly discussed it since the ball, but wasn't that the point? That they were just heeding what felt right, and not pushing for anything more until they were both emotionally ready for it? What if...talking about it is what feels right?
...He kind of just wants to go back to nuzzling her and purring. Damn. ]
No, of course not. It's just...in Japan, girls usually give some kind of token of affection to the guy they're into. It's not always tied to being a couple.
[ ...But it often is, so if she's not ready for that, he won't push for it. That's only his perspective on the holiday, anyway. For all he knows, they don't even have Valentine's where Sumina's from. ]