[ For a second, Ai's expression mirrors his own. Lips parted, eyes widened and all that light in her eyes softened and tempered by surprise. It's the look of someone being faced with the realization that sometimes, the world might be just a little bit kinder than she'd first expected.
Of course he knew. Rinne's not stupid and she'd been all but begging him to figure it out by putting the incriminating evidence in his hands. In fact, now she thinks about it... that had probably been the point all along, hadn't it? She'd wanted him to figure it out and ask so Ai didn't have to be the one to tell him. Because if she'd trusted him enough to tell him and he'd reacted any other way... ]
... Mm. I'd wanted to tell... anybody, really. For a really long time. Since I knew I was even having them to begin with. But I especially wanted you to know.
[ Everything feels so quiet and still, suddenly. Rinne's gentle voice, his careful touch, his hand in hers... the moment feels so delicate and fragile that she's scared of doing or saying the wrong thing in case it splits open and breaks.
But it's okay. If she's with Rinne, then...
She swallows again and squeezes his hand, tight. Then, at last, she pulls in one more shaky breath and manages to drag her eyes up to meet his. Even in a moment like this - or maybe because it's a moment like this - she's struck so strongly and suddenly by the thought of just how lovely his eyes are. ]
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Of course he knew. Rinne's not stupid and she'd been all but begging him to figure it out by putting the incriminating evidence in his hands. In fact, now she thinks about it... that had probably been the point all along, hadn't it? She'd wanted him to figure it out and ask so Ai didn't have to be the one to tell him. Because if she'd trusted him enough to tell him and he'd reacted any other way... ]
... Mm. I'd wanted to tell... anybody, really. For a really long time. Since I knew I was even having them to begin with. But I especially wanted you to know.
[ Everything feels so quiet and still, suddenly. Rinne's gentle voice, his careful touch, his hand in hers... the moment feels so delicate and fragile that she's scared of doing or saying the wrong thing in case it splits open and breaks.
But it's okay. If she's with Rinne, then...
She swallows again and squeezes his hand, tight. Then, at last, she pulls in one more shaky breath and manages to drag her eyes up to meet his. Even in a moment like this - or maybe because it's a moment like this - she's struck so strongly and suddenly by the thought of just how lovely his eyes are. ]