( Once again, Shinichi's stricken by the fact he'd really prefer Migi not... talk to Kaede while she's holding his hand. It's not quite embarrassment that his flash of upset takes the form of โ something else, something a little harder to pinpoint. Something that makes him flush for a different reason again, one that's much less pleasant.
But, once again, Kaede doesn't seem to flinch back from the horrible little alien that possesses his right hand, and maybe that means it's all okay, but he finds himself wishing he could change hands โ swap his right for his left, only if he pulls away it might seem like he doesn't want to be holding her hand at all, and he doesn't want her to think that...!
It's a dilemma, to be sure. All he can do is hope Migi stays quiet now that they're heading inside. Because it sure would be nice to just be able to concentrate on the way the girl's hand feels in his, warm and secure. As they walk, it does get easier to focus on that โ and his heart goes fluttery for the more pleasant reasons again. Now they're just walking, and it's a little different from when they'd been clasping hands on the sled, in the heat of the moment.
But he's terrified to move his fingers at all, to risk stirring Migi or worse, for her to think it's Migi moving around โ and sometimes it's hard to tell where his movements ends and Migi's begins, at all. So he tries as hard as he can to keep his hand still, unmoving. And... it's still a little bit of a walk back to the cabin, and the silence is growing, and his heart feels like it's in his throat. He should say something but suddenly, being right beside Kaede makes him feel like he can't speak at all. )
...I think I saw hot chocolate mix, inside. ( He blurts. ) Do you like it? Hot chocolate, I mean.
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( Once again, Shinichi's stricken by the fact he'd really prefer Migi not... talk to Kaede while she's holding his hand. It's not quite embarrassment that his flash of upset takes the form of โ something else, something a little harder to pinpoint. Something that makes him flush for a different reason again, one that's much less pleasant.
But, once again, Kaede doesn't seem to flinch back from the horrible little alien that possesses his right hand, and maybe that means it's all okay, but he finds himself wishing he could change hands โ swap his right for his left, only if he pulls away it might seem like he doesn't want to be holding her hand at all, and he doesn't want her to think that...!
It's a dilemma, to be sure. All he can do is hope Migi stays quiet now that they're heading inside. Because it sure would be nice to just be able to concentrate on the way the girl's hand feels in his, warm and secure. As they walk, it does get easier to focus on that โ and his heart goes fluttery for the more pleasant reasons again. Now they're just walking, and it's a little different from when they'd been clasping hands on the sled, in the heat of the moment.
But he's terrified to move his fingers at all, to risk stirring Migi or worse, for her to think it's Migi moving around โ and sometimes it's hard to tell where his movements ends and Migi's begins, at all. So he tries as hard as he can to keep his hand still, unmoving. And... it's still a little bit of a walk back to the cabin, and the silence is growing, and his heart feels like it's in his throat. He should say something but suddenly, being right beside Kaede makes him feel like he can't speak at all. )
...I think I saw hot chocolate mix, inside. ( He blurts. ) Do you like it? Hot chocolate, I mean.