Even if I do not know about you, I know of who you are.
[ He shakes his head at her comment that she is not as proper as he believes her to be. ]
It may be callous of me to say, but one's past is not what defines them. The mistakes that we have made... the errors in our living... we can only take steps to correct them so we can live lives that we can say we are proud of, Miss Alex.
[ Nanami feels like he is burying a knife in her by saying something so flippant. He understands the wounds that one's actions or life can leave on a person; he understands how it can poison someone to where they cannot believe their life is worth anything.
But he does not want her to live such a poisoned, painful existence. He realizes it may be egotistical of him, but he wants to save her from herself. ]
[ There still so much about here…so much she didn’t want him to know of. Would he be able to say such warm things after? Though for her, they only pushed down the guilt already weighing on her shoulders, past mistakes that still loomed above and followed.
But this was about them right now. ]
Then are we— what we did, is it a mistake you want to correct?
[ She wasn’t offended if he felt that way, though it did still sting to say out loud. ]
[ Nanami shakes his head as he answers simply to her question. The two of them felt guilty over having "forced" the other, but it was not the case. He believes in sincerity above all things, and so he holds his hand out to take hers. ]
It is not a mistake if it was something that we both wanted.
[ Holding his hand in silence like this felt…a bit more intimate than she’s accustomed to. She starts to fidget, looking around for something to take her mind of it. ]
Then— that’s settled, right? Neither of us did anything wrong.
[ A kind of relief she hopes to get used to. ]
Still I…I’ll be more careful next time…
[ Jumping him the way she did in that alleyway…
Just thinking about it was burning her face with embarrassment. ]
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[ He shakes his head at her comment that she is not as proper as he believes her to be. ]
It may be callous of me to say, but one's past is not what defines them. The mistakes that we have made... the errors in our living... we can only take steps to correct them so we can live lives that we can say we are proud of, Miss Alex.
[ Nanami feels like he is burying a knife in her by saying something so flippant. He understands the wounds that one's actions or life can leave on a person; he understands how it can poison someone to where they cannot believe their life is worth anything.
But he does not want her to live such a poisoned, painful existence. He realizes it may be egotistical of him, but he wants to save her from herself. ]
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But this was about them right now. ]
Then are we— what we did, is it a mistake you want to correct?
[ She wasn’t offended if he felt that way, though it did still sting to say out loud. ]
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[ Nanami shakes his head as he answers simply to her question. The two of them felt guilty over having "forced" the other, but it was not the case. He believes in sincerity above all things, and so he holds his hand out to take hers. ]
It is not a mistake if it was something that we both wanted.
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So…he had wanted it too. A small smile spreads on her face, a pleasant feeling tickling at her. ]
Then…you don’t have to apologize either.
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the warm relief that he did not hurt her and the affection that he has even in the brief conversations that he has had. ]
All right. I won't do so, then.
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Then— that’s settled, right? Neither of us did anything wrong.
[ A kind of relief she hopes to get used to. ]
Still I…I’ll be more careful next time…
[ Jumping him the way she did in that alleyway…
Just thinking about it was burning her face with embarrassment. ]