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[battering]

It's, uhm, kissin a lot... while naked?

[ that's a great description of making out. luckily(?), Izumo never fails to make Yata turn beet red and for a moment he actually thinks his heart might stop, his head snapping away from Kougyoku to glare. ]

Kusanagi-san! WE'RE NOT!!

[ izumo was gone but whatever the people on the moon probably still heard his yelling. ]

[redsea]

[ Once Izumo leaves, Kougyoku approaches Yata, hands over her chest and clasped together, and quietly confides in him. ]

Ah, um, I-I'm not ready for that. [ But is she talking about making out or the thing that needs protection? We don't know. ] My heart starts beating so fast that I get scared... Is that weird?

[ she was the one who returned the kiss though ]

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[ It takes Yata a couple of seconds before he can reply, shaking his head when he's ready. ]

It's not weird... I get the same way. [ It didn't matter which they were referring to. Both, probably. ] We can just, uh... is holding your hand okay? We can just do that...

[redsea]

[ She's thinking about it... ]

When you first held my hand, you didn't even ask.

[battering]

--I thought that's what you wanted me to do!!

1/2

[redsea]

[ She laughs ] I know! [ and takes his hand. ] I know.

[redsea]

Ah, my hot chocolate! [ LETS GO OF HIS HAND ]

[battering]

[ ... pffffft. ]

It's gonna be cold by now! Here, gimme the cup. [ holds his hands out ]

[redsea]

[ ...Judar's done this trick before. ] You're not going to drink it?

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No? I've got my own. I'm just gonna warm it up again faster than the stove.

[redsea]

[ What a useful boyfriend. I mean—she readily gives him her mug. ]

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[ HOMRA is just full of portable heaters. Yata wraps his hands around the mug and keeps his focus steady, holding it back to her once steam begins to drift up from the drink. ]

Don't burn your tongue, bunnygirl.

[redsea]

[ THE TAG BEFORE THIS ONE WAS VERY RUDE. ]

I'm not a bunny! [ Kougyoku can tell he's teasing. He can hear it in her tone. ] Thank you.

[ She takes the mug back and sips her drink carefully. It was hot, but just the right temperature that wouldn't burn her tongue. ]

It's good! [ But now she has a chocolate milk mustache. ] Having a power like yours is so convenient...

[battering]

[ #YOLO #SWAG. ]

Yours is too. If we'd been stuck in a desert, that'd be way more useful!

[ Ah, he reaches over and suddenly starts touching her face/mouth-- he's a graceful gazelle wiping that milk mustache off. ]

1/2

[redsea]

Yes, but—hey! [ She turns her head away from Yata, then touches the same spot to check if there was something there. ] Tell me if there's something on my face first!

[redsea]

[ But her expression soon turns into a look of horror once she realizes there's something missing... ]

Ah, I forgot to put my makeup on! [ yeah this is a Big Deal now. She buries her face in her hands and this time, she turns even her back towards him. ] Don't look at me!

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[ He laughs at her initial reaction, but it switches into a skeptical look the moment she turns away. ]

... You wear makeup? [ HE'S SO OBSERVANT. ] I've been looking at you all day, you look fine!

[redsea]

[ You wear makeup? Dude...

She's trembling a little. Yata, you don't understand. ]

But Ka Koubun said, this sort of plain face... it won't do.

[battering]

[ He really doesn't understand, not at all. ]

Why not? You're-- I mean, from since we met... I think you lookthemostbeautifultoday.

[ It's one straight breath and jumbled but phew, he was honest and the world didn't end. ]

[redsea]

[ She lifts her head from her hands to look at him for a few seconds, then hides again. This time, it's not out of shame. She wouldn't be peeking through the gaps between her fingers otherwise. ]

Thank you.

[ It's like she has this huge, elaborate plan to consistently embarrass Yata today, but that isn't the case. They're both just embarrassing enough as it is... ]

You're... not my type.

[battering]

[ What does that mean, why is Kougyoku so confusing sometimes. ]

Huh? ... is that an insult?

[redsea]

No! No, I wasn't finished! It's just that you're far from what I imagined my boyfriend to be! [ ...that sounded so much better in her head. ]

[battering]

[ Boyfriend. It felt kind of weird hearing it out loud, but it was the sort of weird that made his heart flutter, as cheesy as it was. ]

Oh... yeah, I guess that makes sense. [ Because they didn't have street thugs in the Kou Empire, right? Not because he didn't actually meet her standards?

In a mix of embarrassment and self-consciousness, his shoes become very interesting to stare at. ]

[redsea]

[ It's because of that and he's not tall, dark and handsome

but like hell she'd say it out loud! She copies Yata instead and looks at her mug. ]

But things like that do not matter anymore. You have a nice face, anyway. [ That was difficult to admit. She dips her head to hide a smile as she takes a sip of her drink. ]

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[ He wants to slap the hot chocolate out of her hands and shove her to the floor like a playground bully for the compliment, but he doesn't.

Yata's pretty sure she'd kick his ass.

Also he's too busy covering his face with his hands now. He mumbles, ] Don't say stuff like that... [ It makes him blush! ]