❛ — you didn't. ❜ she affirms it easily, almost as if snapping out of that silent, solemn trance she'd been in — drawn out of her head when realizing that such a display would only bring about trouble for others. ❛ please don't worry, you didn't say anything wrong either. ❜ really, why was she getting so worked up anyway ? she knew already ... ❛ it was just an observation. ❜
just how lacking of a person she is.
so, i'm sorry. she really shouldn't have reacted that way ... the words are ready to be spoken, lips parting to do just that, to dismiss this mess she's made, but they never come.
the hand he takes stiffens for a second, unfamiliar with physical contact, but soon relaxes with the understanding that there was no malicious intent behind this action. it was the opposite, really ... she's silent then, taken aback, only able to stare aimlessly at the ground with a slightly lowered head. does he realize what he was doing ? what he was saying ?
❛ i ... ❜ voice comes out slack, and somewhat airy; still struggling to process this situation. ❛ really am not expressive, at all, you know ? that's a little funny to say ... i wouldn't say i'm gloomy, though ... ❜ well, she tries not to be ... but she should've known she'd eventually slip like this, given her track record of inadequacy. caster's reaction is completely unexpected, however. not because she thought of him as the cruel sort or anything, but because surely no one could accept the unpleasant, unsightly kishinami hakuno. and they shouldn't. ❛ i'm a lot to deal with, huh ? i ought to thank you for putting up with me all the time ... ❜
the words are vaguely self - deprecating, but there's a sense of lightness to it, a faint tinge of relief in her voice.
it's just slightly, but— something has been eased.
