[ It's all he manages. What a forward thing to say... as if that alone weren't enough, it's right on the money, too, in more ways than one. Yu's eyes widen slightly as he stares down at his friend, utterly taken back, clearly unprepared for the shift this conversation has just taken.
And then, somewhat to his own horror, he goes red in the face. He can feel it, the heat rising along his cheekbones, and this -- this isn't really the kind of thing that happens to him. His hands break apart, fingers fanning out almost spasmodically, but the motion is too controlled to qualify. All it really comes down to is that, for someone normally so controlled --
well, he's flustered enough for the both of them.
Really, it's not an extreme reaction. In any other person it would be quite understated - a small shift, a reddening of the cheeks, and that's all. But on someone already as understated as Yu, it's all as loud and showy as a shout, if you know what to look for. ]
It's nothing like that, [ he tries, sounding unconvincing even to himself, though he isn't intending to lie around it or anything like that. He pauses, and tries again. ] I...
[ Another pause, and Yu dips his chin, though he doesn't look away. ] I just wasn't sure if it was alright.
[ Something about the set of his shoulders, the way his head is tilted... incredibly, this is Yu Narukami being shy. ]
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[ It's all he manages. What a forward thing to say... as if that alone weren't enough, it's right on the money, too, in more ways than one. Yu's eyes widen slightly as he stares down at his friend, utterly taken back, clearly unprepared for the shift this conversation has just taken.
And then, somewhat to his own horror, he goes red in the face. He can feel it, the heat rising along his cheekbones, and this -- this isn't really the kind of thing that happens to him. His hands break apart, fingers fanning out almost spasmodically, but the motion is too controlled to qualify. All it really comes down to is that, for someone normally so controlled --
well, he's flustered enough for the both of them.
Really, it's not an extreme reaction. In any other person it would be quite understated - a small shift, a reddening of the cheeks, and that's all. But on someone already as understated as Yu, it's all as loud and showy as a shout, if you know what to look for. ]
It's nothing like that, [ he tries, sounding unconvincing even to himself, though he isn't intending to lie around it or anything like that. He pauses, and tries again. ] I...
[ Another pause, and Yu dips his chin, though he doesn't look away. ] I just wasn't sure if it was alright.
[ Something about the set of his shoulders, the way his head is tilted... incredibly, this is Yu Narukami being shy. ]