i see

[ That he's going as slowly as he does is the only reason Sumina hasn't tried to stop him outright, like as not. Even this is already a lot to ask of her without any warning, but given recent events, perhaps... There's a curiosity that's been stirred within her that she knows not how to voice, and only like this is it given a chance to show itself.

All to say, drawing the inside of her lip between her teeth once more, her brow knits together when she meets his gaze and soon finds herself unable to keep that gaze. Sumina wills herself instead to look away - yes, inadvertently availing him to more of her neck yet again - and shake her head. An unspoken request to continue... ]