... It's stuck in your mind now isn't it? [It was true, the void was leaning more towards junk food than health. Unless you wanted to live on mushrooms, or.. grass.]
[It would have been an exercise in overthinking if he had been fixated on every potential outcome. Also fruitless. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. So he could take a few risks]
No one, yet. [Answering truthfully, though he hoped she wouldn't go regretting this later, not after he had taken this leap. Kaiba would be lying if he wasn't riddled with trust issues, so letting someone else into his life wasn't easy but experience had proven that she be counted on to keep his secrets. The void had provided them with the testing grounds for that exercise. Could she also keep from breaking the remnants of his heart?]
Somehow it doesn't surprise me to hear you say so. [Ann was frequently complimenting his abilities, though his humor apparently needed a little work. It was built into his occupations that some level of being able to read others was important, she wasn't incorrect there. Somehow, despite not rolling around in the sand, nor gathering it up in any way he just knew he would be shaking it out of his clothes for much of the evening.
It was an innocent gesture on his part and he was oblivious to the effect it would have on Ann or the implications. Apparently he hadn't watched enough of her beloved romcoms to realize what he was doing or inviting. He did note the look in her eyes that seemed to indicate anxious anticipation, but what was it she was waiting for?
Usually, yes- in writing. Though a contract would be abnormal in this instance. When she takes the initiative to cup his cheek he's so oblivious that his eyebrows knit slightly but when her face draws closer to his, his breath catches in his throat. Wait. Is she about to do what I think she is?! That issues a fresh wave of panic for him, he tenses and she probably can feel that in their clasped together hands, and his own pulse quickens accordingly. It's not a very thrilling kiss at first, at least not from his side of it. Sitting there like a carved statue, he hadn't even closed his eyes, staring at the proceedings in a dumbfounded fashion.
I mean- it doesn't feel bad. It's not like she bit him. Her lips were soft and inviting, he um.. he should do something. Anything. So as an after thought he closes his eyes and tries to reciprocate, clearly displaying his inexperience with this. He was kind of wishing for a redo. Also a manual.]
no subject
[It would have been an exercise in overthinking if he had been fixated on every potential outcome. Also fruitless. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. So he could take a few risks]
No one, yet. [Answering truthfully, though he hoped she wouldn't go regretting this later, not after he had taken this leap. Kaiba would be lying if he wasn't riddled with trust issues, so letting someone else into his life wasn't easy but experience had proven that she be counted on to keep his secrets. The void had provided them with the testing grounds for that exercise. Could she also keep from
breaking the remnants of his heart?]Somehow it doesn't surprise me to hear you say so. [Ann was frequently complimenting his abilities, though his humor apparently needed a little work. It was built into his occupations that some level of being able to read others was important, she wasn't incorrect there. Somehow, despite not rolling around in the sand, nor gathering it up in any way he just knew he would be shaking it out of his clothes for much of the evening.
It was an innocent gesture on his part and he was oblivious to the effect it would have on Ann or the implications. Apparently he hadn't watched enough of her beloved romcoms to realize what he was doing or inviting. He did note the look in her eyes that seemed to indicate anxious anticipation, but what was it she was waiting for?
Usually, yes-
in writing. Though a contract would be abnormal in this instance. When she takes the initiative to cup his cheek he's so oblivious that his eyebrows knit slightly but when her face draws closer to his, his breath catches in his throat. Wait. Is she about to do what I think she is?! That issues a fresh wave of panic for him, he tenses and she probably can feel that in their clasped together hands, and his own pulse quickens accordingly. It's not a very thrilling kiss at first, at least not from his side of it. Sitting there like a carved statue, he hadn't even closed his eyes, staring at the proceedings in a dumbfounded fashion.I mean- it doesn't feel bad. It's not like she bit him. Her lips were soft and inviting, he um.. he should do something. Anything. So as an after thought he closes his eyes and tries to reciprocate, clearly displaying his inexperience with this. He was kind of wishing for a redo. Also a manual.]