[ Mine sees a change and Nishikiyama fill a gap between them that'd looked much larger. The proximity feels both comforting and daunting. There isn't enough relief from it to touch the corners of Mine's mouth, knowing he'd spoiled the invitation. He realizes that Nishikiyama doesn't confront him on calling him wrong, though. He'll continueβ ]
No. I don't want to keep a distance between us.
[ But wary of overstepping Mine doesn't move physically. Asking to be alone without the privacy they'd had before; a notion the other man'd called fucked up and weird whenever Mine'd concealed it. The the case shutting sweeps at the bottom edge of his vision. He doesn't pay for conversation, but this is less than Mine thought he'd have. ]
How can I make amends?
[ If he restarts their conversation, if it were only Nishikiyama's authority as his patriarch harmed... Of course, now Mine's smart enough not to ask that he admits anything else.
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Date: 2024-01-23 09:19 pm (UTC)No. I don't want to keep a distance between us.
[ But wary of overstepping Mine doesn't move physically. Asking to be alone without the privacy they'd had before; a notion the other man'd called fucked up and weird whenever Mine'd concealed it. The the case shutting sweeps at the bottom edge of his vision. He doesn't pay for conversation, but this is less than Mine thought he'd have. ]
How can I make amends?
[ If he restarts their conversation, if it were only Nishikiyama's authority as his patriarch harmed... Of course, now Mine's smart enough not to ask that he admits anything else.
An amputated digit makes him think. ]