He always did, in various ways, and it always made her chest go tight and hot with affection. Admiration. Other words that begin with 'a' and usually went unspoken between them—at least from her end of the equation, anyways. She swallows her tea and sets the cup down with a soft, crisp clack. The heat crawled from her chest to her throat, clogging her words.
Worse still, it spread and pricked at her eyes. She passed a hand over them, and worked to compose herself.]
...th-thank you. I shall... I shall e-endeavor to keep that in mind.
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He always did, in various ways, and it always made her chest go tight and hot with affection. Admiration. Other words that begin with 'a' and usually went unspoken between them—at least from her end of the equation, anyways. She swallows her tea and sets the cup down with a soft, crisp clack. The heat crawled from her chest to her throat, clogging her words.
Worse still, it spread and pricked at her eyes. She passed a hand over them, and worked to compose herself.]
...th-thank you. I shall... I shall e-endeavor to keep that in mind.