“She’s a pretty practical lady,” Aoba responded to the first, chuffing at the thought of presenting her some kind of expensive gift. He didn’t imagine she’d be completely unappreciative, but she might act skeptical or throw in some lecture about the value of money, first. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen her with more than a simple necklace and a hairstick.”
The second, on the other hand, was another of those left-field changes in topic. Or it was until Declan ended with his desire to learn more about Japan, bringing a brief tightness to Aoba’s chest.
“I—I don’t know, I didn’t think about anything like that,” he faltered briefly, flattered or a little embarrassed or somewhere between the two. Should he learn about Ancient Rome, then? No, that had no bearing on anything at all. Declan was just a person, now.
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The second, on the other hand, was another of those left-field changes in topic. Or it was until Declan ended with his desire to learn more about Japan, bringing a brief tightness to Aoba’s chest.
“I—I don’t know, I didn’t think about anything like that,” he faltered briefly, flattered or a little embarrassed or somewhere between the two. Should he learn about Ancient Rome, then? No, that had no bearing on anything at all. Declan was just a person, now.