[... He has to swallow, because for a moment, ridiculously, his throat feels tight.
But it's...so much to take it. He knows that Otome loves him and cares for him in a way that nobody else ever has, but to hear it said so plainly on a day like today...it's so much.
Shakily, he breathes in and then out, and lifts his head just enough that it's easier for her to meet his eyes--and he looks a little lost, still.]
I... I see.
[And, shakily but sincerely--]
...Thank you for... for this. [For realizing it. For caring about it. For wanting him to have something on this day.]
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But it's...so much to take it. He knows that Otome loves him and cares for him in a way that nobody else ever has, but to hear it said so plainly on a day like today...it's so much.
Shakily, he breathes in and then out, and lifts his head just enough that it's easier for her to meet his eyes--and he looks a little lost, still.]
I... I see.
[And, shakily but sincerely--]
...Thank you for... for this. [For realizing it. For caring about it. For wanting him to have something on this day.]