[ HUG OUT OF NOWHERE did take him by surprise. he was about to protest (mostly just on principle), say something about being an idiot... but then remembered the whole ordeal from yesterday.
Ahiru was a duck and a girl, and as much as he loved her for herself, he did miss the latter even for one day. so he just embraced her back. ]
[Even though she knows one day they'll both go back home and there's no chance that being like this can last, she hadn't been ready for it yesterday. She'd been scared that they'd lived their last day truly together in the way she's become accustomed to in the last few weeks.
That fear, that worry, and the reinforced knowledge that any day could be their last may not fade for a while, but as long as she has him... Without a thought, she moves, standing up on the balls of her feet to press her lips to his.]
[ he leans down to meet her half-way, his hands reflexively squeezing her shoulders, kissing back a little more intensely than before. he'd never really worried about losing her, specifically. just her humanity. when they went home she'd be a duck again, and he'd be by her side, but as long as she was a girl here, he was grateful for it. ]
[She moves her hands to his face, leaning forward to deepen the kiss. In a few seconds, of course, everything that's happening will really sink in and they'll both likely be mortified, but for now, she doesn't move or say a word.]
[ ... yeah, same here. he cups the back of her head, fingers in her hair. there'd be time for that later. now was just I miss you and I love you as he kissed back. it was unsaid, but sometimes actions speak louder than words, even for a writer. ]
[For her, every word is precious, especially the ones she knows she'll never say back home. There are ways to communicate it, of course, but back home - there wouldn't be much point in saying this to him. But now, she moves back, parting their lips as she moves her head to rest on his shoulder, draping her arms around his neck.]
[There's a pause, her eyes sliding shut in relaxation as she stands there for a moment, propped up on her toes, holding onto him with all her might, before—
[ he's just about to say the same and relax a little into the hug when he feels her tense up and then jump back like he shocked her or something. WELL... maybe he kinda did. whoops. just going to stare at her now, feeling his face redden and trying to come up with something not-awkward to say. ]
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Ahiru was a duck and a girl, and as much as he loved her for herself, he did miss the latter even for one day. so he just embraced her back. ]
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That fear, that worry, and the reinforced knowledge that any day could be their last may not fade for a while, but as long as she has him... Without a thought, she moves, standing up on the balls of her feet to press her lips to his.]
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1/3
I love you.
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Oh, wow, they're close. They're so close.]
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A-Ah, I, um, I, that - yes. Um. Yeah. I'm...
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... W-welcome back?
[ JUST ABOUT. ]
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Glad to be back.
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I missed you. You're fine now, right?
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It won't happen again, will it.
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If it did, though, I think it would end pretty quick, like it did this time.
...Does it bother you?
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[ okay, can't resist hugging again. making up for the lack of initiating hugs, okay. ]
I love you.
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I love you too.
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