pc w/ shu

[applebough]

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[roseoftexas]

[ oh.



he wasn't expecting the crying, so he does the useless man thing of blinking like help what do i do. the answer is lifting his other hand to try and wipe away some of those tear with his thumb. ]

We really gave you all a scare, huh?

[applebough]

Mm.

[ After Shu wipes away the tear, Yuri sniffles a little. How she wants to duck and wipe her own tears herself, but this sort of gesture is warm. Her arms don't move. ]

... You, in particular, gave me the biggest fright.

[roseoftexas]

[ he blinks. ]

Me?

[ that doesn't make him feel less guilty, actually. kinda worse, if he's being honest. ]

[applebough]

[ good. ]

Yes, so I expect you to get well by tomorrow. More than... this.

[ ... ]

Please.

[roseoftexas]

[ wow. ]

I said I'd go back in. I will.

[ shifting his hands now to hold onto hers. foreheads still touching. ]

I'm not going anywhere.

[applebough]

[ Her fingers intertwine with his and she lets out a quiet sigh. ]

... Alright.

[ Yes, she's aware this time. It doesn't make her any less embarrassed, but her feelings of concern override all. ]

I think I'm done with your arms...

[roseoftexas]

Mm.

[ ......



yeah, he's not moving 😊 ]

[applebough]

[ fear

But Yuri is actually content to just stay like this for a while until she realizes that she wants a hug more.

... ]

... Shu?

[roseoftexas]

[ WHY FEAR. ]

Yuri.

[applebough]

[ fear is the default state of an anxious person

But also because her heart beats a little faster for something that isn't violence and terror-related for once. Her sole eye looks up to see Shu's and quickly flits back down.

... ]

... It's nothing.

[roseoftexas]

[ no fear.

reaches up their still intertwined hands and pinches her cheek lightly. ]

If you have something you want to say, then say it. I'm not going to bite.

[applebough]

... You won't bite but you pinch.

[ Hmph. Her face relaxes though. ]

I... just wanted to say that you're...

[ ......... ]

... important.

[roseoftexas]

Still not a bite.

[ hmmm.



... ]

Important, huh?

[applebough]

That's... weird, isn't it...?

[ But she won't take those words back. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ hmm. ]

Not really. You're pretty important too.

[applebough]

[ Oh. ]

... Thank you.

[ Yuri will slowly pull away from the foreheads touching, but she does lean in again to lightly nuzzle the side of Shu's head that isn't burned. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ she's so cute i cry.

shu looks a little surprised, but not bothered by the nuzzling? it's cute. it's affection week. it's nice. and then he looks like he's thinking about something for a moment, before he closes his eyes and sighs. ]

...


I'm going to ask you something.

[applebough]

[ She pulls away so that she can give him eye contact when he asks. She is feeling incredibly anxious, but she's doing her best. ]

... Yes?

[roseoftexas]

[ anxious bean. ]

If I kiss you, is it gonna freak you out?

[applebough]

[ ..............

Yuri stares at Shu. He can probably feel his hands being squeezed out of sheer nervousness, but her face is turning as red as her hair. ]

Huh? Um... you... you would kiss me? W-Why?

[ If this is a joke, she's going to die off schedule. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ gives her a moment to get all of that out. ]

Because I want to?

[ the logic is simple, really. ]

[applebough]

[ The way Shu is so blunt about it helps Yuri be a little calmer as if she feels dumb for overreacting in the first place (old habits die hard). ]

I... not too much, I think...

[ Since Shu let her panic beforehand. Thanks, bro. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ she's allowed to have a freak out. it's been a long day. ]

...

It has to be if you want to as well. [ he's not a dick who'd force kiss her and go. ] I'm not here to make you feel uncomfortable.

[applebough]

I-I'm not uncomfortable!

[ Said that way too fast full of nervous undertone. ]

I...

[ She casts her gaze down. ]

If you're fine with me...

[roseoftexas]

I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want to either, Yuri.

[ gives her chin a tap so she looks up. ]