[The moment she pulls away is the moment he actually regrets his decision and has to stop himself from retracting everything and pull her back. With his hands now on his knees, his fingers clench into a tight fist as he looks away, darkened, conflicted gaze hidden before he also stands.]
I'll clear out space here.
[His answer is almost automatic...and strangely cold as he suppresses the unwanted tension coiling in his chest. As he thought, given her reaction and behavior, Tifa was also feeling...something towards him. Towards "them." Briefly he wonders if it would really be so bad, but as the numerous rational and practical reasons cycle through his mind, he just turns so his back is to her.
Distance... He needs to maintain distance.
How he wishes he could just be ignorant and not realize anything...or be more free spirited to ignore the weights of responsibility and act on impulses.]
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I'll clear out space here.
[His answer is almost automatic...and strangely cold as he suppresses the unwanted tension coiling in his chest. As he thought, given her reaction and behavior, Tifa was also feeling...something towards him. Towards "them." Briefly he wonders if it would really be so bad, but as the numerous rational and practical reasons cycle through his mind, he just turns so his back is to her.
Distance... He needs to maintain distance.
How he wishes he could just be ignorant and not realize anything...or be more free spirited to ignore the weights of responsibility and act on impulses.]