[ there it is— the question she was both anticipating and dreading. this isn't something she can joke her way out of or brush under the rug anymore, either. he sounds... surprisingly serious. no teasing, no sly comments, just one very important question.
it's one she knows the answer to, so her hesitation isn't because she has to think about her answer. instead, she's hesitating because she's... actually kind of nervous now. she feels jittery— something that's reflected in the way she twists her hands together, fidgeting awkwardly. ]
You caught me. [ she says it simply, even though she can't bring herself to look his way. instead, her eyes are glued to her lap. her hair falls in her face, an unfortunate side effect of wearing it down (and probably one of the reasons she always wears it up), but that might not be a bad thing. it's hiding the way her expression falls and the way her face starts to turn red. ] You're not... mad, right? Or weirded out by it?
[ she's not going to try to ask him how he feels about her (not yet, at least), so knowing that this isn't going to completely ruin the friendship they've worked so hard to build up is probably the next most important thing. ]
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it's one she knows the answer to, so her hesitation isn't because she has to think about her answer. instead, she's hesitating because she's... actually kind of nervous now. she feels jittery— something that's reflected in the way she twists her hands together, fidgeting awkwardly. ]
You caught me. [ she says it simply, even though she can't bring herself to look his way. instead, her eyes are glued to her lap. her hair falls in her face, an unfortunate side effect of wearing it down (and probably one of the reasons she always wears it up), but that might not be a bad thing. it's hiding the way her expression falls and the way her face starts to turn red. ] You're not... mad, right? Or weirded out by it?
[ she's not going to try to ask him how he feels about her (not yet, at least), so knowing that this isn't going to completely ruin the friendship they've worked so hard to build up is probably the next most important thing. ]