[ of course she knows. this is...bad in so many ways, each more serious than the last. this--them, together as something more than friends--can't happen. and even if it could, it certainly won't be now.
regardless, the knowledge doesn't ease the ache in her chest at the suddenness of kotone's recoil. ]
Yeah. [ she swallows hard, hoping it'll remove the lifeless tone in her voice, and takes a large step backwards. ] It...I--
[ i'm sorry i'm sorry god i'm so sorry ]
We...shouldn't. [ a beat before she continues, ] Stay here, I mean. It probably isn't much safer here than at the Hall.
[ if yukari can move them past her mistake fast enough, there won't enough time to linger on possibilities or regrets. and they can pretend nothing's changed a while longer. ]
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regardless, the knowledge doesn't ease the ache in her chest at the suddenness of kotone's recoil. ]
Yeah. [ she swallows hard, hoping it'll remove the lifeless tone in her voice, and takes a large step backwards. ] It...I--
[ i'm sorry i'm sorry god i'm so sorry ]
We...shouldn't. [ a beat before she continues, ] Stay here, I mean. It probably isn't much safer here than at the Hall.
[ if yukari can move them past her mistake fast enough, there won't enough time to linger on possibilities or regrets. and they can pretend nothing's changed a while longer. ]