[part of him wonders if it's because they've come back to life, with Shiki in her original body. he'd known from the start that she wasn't who she appeared to be, and it's still a little strange hearing her voice coming from a body that isn't Eri's... but he still knows she's Shiki, the person who'd been his motivation to fight for his—no, their—second chance at life when he hadn't cared about anything at all just a week prior.
for as clever as he could be at times, he's a little too dense himself to realize what should probably be obvious.
her stuttering takes him aback, causing him to wonder if he had said something strange to have flustered her... aside from the close quarters they're in right now. (that couldn't be it, could it? she's the one who suggested the little alcove...)
he sighs quietly, shaking his head. sometimes he wishes he knew how to get her to stop thinking negatively.]
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for as clever as he could be at times, he's a little too dense himself to realize what should probably be obvious.
her stuttering takes him aback, causing him to wonder if he had said something strange to have flustered her... aside from the close quarters they're in right now. (that couldn't be it, could it? she's the one who suggested the little alcove...)
he sighs quietly, shaking his head. sometimes he wishes he knew how to get her to stop thinking negatively.]
Look, at... least we're out of the rain. Right?