[Is it sad that he can totally see her going through with this scheme and attempting it?]
[The sappiness gauge was starting to go through the roof with that response, and yet he couldn't give her a hard time about it, she just sounded so sincere. Oddly, Kaiba had been thinking more about the benefits their association would mean for him, more than her but hearing her admit that he makes her happy has him debating where the lines start and stop. The two aspects were irreversibly intertwined. Oddly enough he has seen that crazy side of her, and he feels amused thinking back on it]
So I know who to spearhead my next pr campaign. [Shaking his head a little, since he wasn't fishing for compliments this time. Look- we're just never going to address that directly, about how he fell over backwards when he was startled by.. a question. It's like it never happened.
Seto is going to have to become a quick study as to how certain gestures read, since surprisingly there is a gap in his range of knowledge. Instincts could likely take over, and to an extent they had but who liked leaving things to chance? Or is some spontaneity preferred? #getthatmanual.
There had been enough time to draw back out of range, but he hadn't, wondering where she was planning to go with this, coupled with freezing up entirely. As no surprise to anyone, Kaiba was more concerned with perfection, than Ann was. He's not as accepting with his presumably poor showing for this simple physical act. He can't even make excuses for it since he should have predicted it as a likely outcome. At least he doesn't voice his misgivings on the subject.
When they separate, then he panics a little that they are out in the open here, and they could have been seen- but he also tries not to look away despite his inclinations. Ann was able to tell he was uneasy, and that bothered him, clashing with hatred for showing vulnerability. He is nothing if not a ball of raw emotions in a wide range at the moment.] ... [.. And another apology, how is he supposed to answer that?! Also was it hard to control herself because of what they had just discussed or had she thought about the prospect of him kissing before? Putting that aside he stood up abruptly, dusting some of the sand off.] .. Just don't assume the next time will be like... that. [Casually trying to suggest that he can handle this, and he's not always going to let her keep this upper hand she seemed to possess. Not everything is a competition Seto. When he righted himself, he'd reverted to a sterner expression, but it softened some when he walked closer to where she was seated. Then he removed his jacket and draped it over her shoulders. Trying to make up for the cold water earlier? Or trying to cover up that bikini in case someone else showed up on the beach? Kaiba let her ponder that one.]
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[The sappiness gauge was starting to go through the roof with that response, and yet he couldn't give her a hard time about it, she just sounded so sincere. Oddly, Kaiba had been thinking more about the benefits their association would mean for him, more than her but hearing her admit that he makes her happy has him debating where the lines start and stop. The two aspects were irreversibly intertwined.
Oddly enough he has seen that crazy side of her, and he feels amused thinking back on it]So I know who to spearhead my next pr campaign. [Shaking his head a little, since he wasn't fishing for compliments this time. Look- we're just never going to address that directly, about how he fell over backwards when he was startled by.. a question. It's like it never happened.
Seto is going to have to become a quick study as to how certain gestures read, since surprisingly there is a gap in his range of knowledge. Instincts could likely take over, and to an extent they had but who liked leaving things to chance? Or is some spontaneity preferred? #getthatmanual.
There had been enough time to draw back out of range, but he hadn't, wondering where she was planning to go with this, coupled with freezing up entirely. As no surprise to anyone, Kaiba was more concerned with perfection, than Ann was. He's not as accepting with his presumably poor showing for this simple physical act. He can't even make excuses for it since he should have predicted it as a likely outcome. At least he doesn't voice his misgivings on the subject.
When they separate, then he panics a little that they are out in the open here, and they could have been seen- but he also tries not to look away despite his inclinations. Ann was able to tell he was uneasy, and that bothered him, clashing with hatred for showing vulnerability. He is nothing if not a ball of raw emotions in a wide range at the moment.] ... [.. And another apology, how is he supposed to answer that?! Also was it hard to control herself because of what they had just discussed or had she thought about the prospect of him kissing before? Putting that aside he stood up abruptly, dusting some of the sand off.] .. Just don't assume the next time will be like... that. [Casually trying to suggest that he can handle this, and he's not always going to let her keep this upper hand she seemed to possess.
Not everything is a competition Seto. When he righted himself, he'd reverted to a sterner expression, but it softened some when he walked closer to where she was seated. Then he removed his jacket and draped it over her shoulders. Trying to make up for the cold water earlier? Or trying to cover up that bikini in case someone else showed up on the beach? Kaiba let her ponder that one.]