[To be honest, she's had trouble with that, but at the very least, she didn't want him to blame himself.
Yet it ended up feeling like that time Fujiko had kissed her on the forehead after she declared that she would take care of things in her stead while the Director was hibernating to recover her strength. Like she was the one being reassured even though she wanted so much to be able to help shoulder some of the baggage the people around her carried. It was a bit...frustrating.
But she had been told, right? Sometimes adults need to work through things on their own.
She blinked when he changed the subject and, fine, she basically held hands with just about all her friends but even she knows that's not what he meant. Even if there was a moment of blank incomprehension until she suddenly blushed.]
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Yet it ended up feeling like that time Fujiko had kissed her on the forehead after she declared that she would take care of things in her stead while the Director was hibernating to recover her strength. Like she was the one being reassured even though she wanted so much to be able to help shoulder some of the baggage the people around her carried. It was a bit...frustrating.
But she had been told, right? Sometimes adults need to work through things on their own.
She blinked when he changed the subject and, fine, she basically held hands with just about all her friends but even she knows that's not what he meant. Even if there was a moment of blank incomprehension until she suddenly blushed.]
I already told you it's not like that!