[ Ai's expression doesn't change but something about her posture does — she'd been scrolling through the photos she'd taken so far and the her thumb slips clean off her phone. Her shoulders straighten a little. Is that the first time he's said it? It must be, right? That's why her stomach is squirming all of a sudden. Which is stupid — he's been talking about liking and loving her since the first time they really talked, even if he was just playing around, and they've been going on dates, they've come here together... that's the kind of thing you do with a girlfriend, right? So it shouldn't be strange to hear him call her that.
... it is strange. But not in an unpleasant way. In fact... Oh. She'd really liked hearing it. She kind of wants to hear him say it again.
When Ai looks up at him from her phone, two pinpricks of colour bloom high in her cheeks. Look at that, her blush has finally made it onto her face. ]
Ah— no, wait, no way! [ Before he can make a move to leave without her, Ai steps in close and presumptuously links her arm through his. No escape! ] If we're looking around, I want us to go together!
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... it is strange. But not in an unpleasant way. In fact... Oh. She'd really liked hearing it. She kind of wants to hear him say it again.
When Ai looks up at him from her phone, two pinpricks of colour bloom high in her cheeks. Look at that, her blush has finally made it onto her face. ]
Ah— no, wait, no way! [ Before he can make a move to leave without her, Ai steps in close and presumptuously links her arm through his. No escape! ] If we're looking around, I want us to go together!