[ through the pounding of his heart in his ears, he can hear Akira's words clearly. the panic slowly subsiding, he rubs his eyes with the backs of his wrist before lifting his head out of the safety of the nook of his elbow. hopefully, his face isn't any more obviously red than before. ]
Y-yeah. I don't... know why I said that.
[ embarrassment! pure embarrassment. not like adults can't cry, but it's still a very compromising position to be in. but at least the heat has waned enough for him to come to his senses, taking a few cleansing breaths. ]
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Y-yeah. I don't... know why I said that.
[ embarrassment! pure embarrassment. not like adults can't cry, but it's still a very compromising position to be in. but at least the heat has waned enough for him to come to his senses, taking a few cleansing breaths. ]
... still feels like I'm on fire, though.