[Feeling Shinichi's fingers curl against hers like that made something in her chest feel lighter. A little something, but something nevertheless.
The startled noise that burst out of him brought her focus right back, and Kaede held onto him tightly, chin and cheek pressed against his jacket as she peered over his shoulder to see where they were headed next. Shinichi didn't seem frightened, though--he laughed, a light sound. Kaede had never fully appreciated how nice laughter could sound until now.
Zipping off over the snow instead of crunching in it was nice, too. And Shinichi calling out that turn they had to make kept her focused, kept her thoughts from drifting out of the moment. She leaned into the turn as Shinichi steered the sled to the left, pulling him with her. A vector followed the same motion his foot did, though she wasn't quite sure what to expect. Mostly, she just contributed to a plume of powdery snow kicking up from the ground.
But they did avoid the branch! ...and the sled barreled right through that sheet of snow. Kaede huddled a bit and closed her eyes for the briefest of moments to keep the snow at least out of those--taking her eyes off the path ahead of them could lead to surprises, and she didn't like surprises. It did mean powdery cold stuff got all over the rest of her and down her jacket.]
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The startled noise that burst out of him brought her focus right back, and Kaede held onto him tightly, chin and cheek pressed against his jacket as she peered over his shoulder to see where they were headed next. Shinichi didn't seem frightened, though--he laughed, a light sound. Kaede had never fully appreciated how nice laughter could sound until now.
Zipping off over the snow instead of crunching in it was nice, too. And Shinichi calling out that turn they had to make kept her focused, kept her thoughts from drifting out of the moment. She leaned into the turn as Shinichi steered the sled to the left, pulling him with her. A vector followed the same motion his foot did, though she wasn't quite sure what to expect. Mostly, she just contributed to a plume of powdery snow kicking up from the ground.
But they did avoid the branch! ...and the sled barreled right through that sheet of snow. Kaede huddled a bit and closed her eyes for the briefest of moments to keep the snow at least out of those--taking her eyes off the path ahead of them could lead to surprises, and she didn't like surprises. It did mean powdery cold stuff got all over the rest of her and down her jacket.]