[He had been keeping his eyes not directly on her, still uncertain about his own behavior and feelings at the moment. Maybe he was partly realizing that if she was with someone else, their time hanging out would be a lot less and unconsciously he was realizing that it was a bit of a lonely thought, especially having been so used to knowing she would be around.
But these thoughts and realizations were only just starting to form when the fireworks started to go off, her words lost to the loud bangs and booms of the display. The sudden bursts of light also distract him, eyes moving upward to see. Leaning back a bit, his inside arm subconsciously moves behind her to support himself, though when he feels her back he does take a moment to glance back at her from the corner of his eye, careful to let her notice.
Should he still be doing things like this? The hand holding, the close presence. They had all been done as "friends," but... He can hear Elle's voice in the back of his mind again, momentarily muting the fireworks. Those small urges. Had...that really been all there was to it?
He returns his focus back to the lights coloring the sky. Well, no point in thinking about it now. Although, even though he tries to pay attention to the display, his mind is elsewhere and more acutely aware of the girl next to him.]
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But these thoughts and realizations were only just starting to form when the fireworks started to go off, her words lost to the loud bangs and booms of the display. The sudden bursts of light also distract him, eyes moving upward to see. Leaning back a bit, his inside arm subconsciously moves behind her to support himself, though when he feels her back he does take a moment to glance back at her from the corner of his eye, careful to let her notice.
Should he still be doing things like this? The hand holding, the close presence. They had all been done as "friends," but... He can hear Elle's voice in the back of his mind again, momentarily muting the fireworks. Those small urges. Had...that really been all there was to it?
He returns his focus back to the lights coloring the sky. Well, no point in thinking about it now. Although, even though he tries to pay attention to the display, his mind is elsewhere and more acutely aware of the girl next to him.]