He blinks at the kiss, but returns it, letting it linger against her lips. There's a sense of finality about it somehow, no matter what his feelings on the matter might be. After a moment, he leans their foreheads together, taking a moment to just breathe. He wants to protest more, but at the same time, she seems so set on this course, so hurt. He can't bear to add to that.
"I said I'm not going anywhere, Saori," he said with some determination. "I still- I care for you a lot, Saori. I'm confused as hell and it'll take some- I don't know what to think, honestly. It'll take me some time to... figure things out." Perhaps even to figure out what he was supposed to be figuring out.
"But I'm not going anywhere. And feelings don't just vanish so easily." The shifts had shown him that and this was far more potent than those in the aftermath.
He swallowed at that question and gave a short nod. "It isn't gonna be so... easy, y'know? Not at first. Just changing things like that. But I'm not gonna- gonna hate you, which I think is what you're worried about, right?"
Action, May 19th
"I said I'm not going anywhere, Saori," he said with some determination. "I still- I care for you a lot, Saori. I'm confused as hell and it'll take some- I don't know what to think, honestly. It'll take me some time to... figure things out." Perhaps even to figure out what he was supposed to be figuring out.
"But I'm not going anywhere. And feelings don't just vanish so easily." The shifts had shown him that and this was far more potent than those in the aftermath.
He swallowed at that question and gave a short nod. "It isn't gonna be so... easy, y'know? Not at first. Just changing things like that. But I'm not gonna- gonna hate you, which I think is what you're worried about, right?"