[ It's too bad Faith doesn't turn around, because at the sound of her voice Kazu's head snaps up like a prey animal hearing a twig snap behind them. It's not that sort of fear, but he does go still and tense with anxiety -- is it just wishful thinking that he recognizes her voice? No, surely not. She's referencing the pillows.
There's a pressure in his chest, like someone's squeezing him so tight he can't breathe. Then he realizes he isn't breathing, and that's why it's suddenly quiet.
Get it together, Kazu. People come and go all the time, you should be used to this shit by now.
But he isn't. Probably never will be, because that's not who he is. He has entirely too many feelings for something like a partner vanishing or reappearing to not be completely overwhelming. ]
They smelled weird.
[ Okay, not a great first thing to say on his end, either, but he's kind of flipping out on the inside. And she still hasn't turned around, so when he speaks again his voice is shaky with uncertainty. ]
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There's a pressure in his chest, like someone's squeezing him so tight he can't breathe. Then he realizes he isn't breathing, and that's why it's suddenly quiet.
Get it together, Kazu. People come and go all the time, you should be used to this shit by now.
But he isn't. Probably never will be, because that's not who he is. He has entirely too many feelings for something like a partner vanishing or reappearing to not be completely overwhelming. ]
They smelled weird.
[ Okay, not a great first thing to say on his end, either, but he's kind of flipping out on the inside. And she still hasn't turned around, so when he speaks again his voice is shaky with uncertainty. ]
...Faith?