[ to be fair, it's not like arashi keeps her wings hidden away.
not when there's only one person who's destined to see them, and she's used to them enough that they don't get in the way all that much. so in all honesty, sometimes it feels like they aren't even there all that much, because of how little attention they draw in general for something so ethereal.
but it's easy to notice, after a while - how mika's gaze flickers over them more than a few times, enough for her to catch on that it's probably not just some kind of coincidence.
his reaction now just about confirms it completely, though, and when mika looks like he's about to bolt, wide eyed and startled, it's mostly on instinct that she reaches out to grab his arm, her fingers closing around his arm to keep him from running.
it takes her a moment before her grip loosens a little, like she's vaguely aware that she could hurt him. to her credit, her voice is still mostly steady. ]
No-- it's okay, Mika-chan, I-- [ and there's a sharp inhale, and it's subconscious, when she lets her wings unfurl further-- of course he doesn't remember anything from their previous lifetimes, not yet at least.
... and then it registers dimly that this really shouldn't be the kind of conversation they should be having in the middle of the hallway, hence why she quickly tugs him into a small alcove where they're reasonably hidden.
and the subsequent brush of her wings against his arm when she does so is just enough to count as accidental(ly on purpose), so she's just watching his reaction closely. ]
There's nothing wrong with being able to see them, it's just--
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not when there's only one person who's destined to see them, and she's used to them enough that they don't get in the way all that much. so in all honesty, sometimes it feels like they aren't even there all that much, because of how little attention they draw in general for something so ethereal.
but it's easy to notice, after a while - how mika's gaze flickers over them more than a few times, enough for her to catch on that it's probably not just some kind of coincidence.
his reaction now just about confirms it completely, though, and when mika looks like he's about to bolt, wide eyed and startled, it's mostly on instinct that she reaches out to grab his arm, her fingers closing around his arm to keep him from running.
it takes her a moment before her grip loosens a little, like she's vaguely aware that she could hurt him. to her credit, her voice is still mostly steady. ]
No-- it's okay, Mika-chan, I-- [ and there's a sharp inhale, and it's subconscious, when she lets her wings unfurl further-- of course he doesn't remember anything from their previous lifetimes, not yet at least.
... and then it registers dimly that this really shouldn't be the kind of conversation they should be having in the middle of the hallway, hence why she quickly tugs him into a small alcove where they're reasonably hidden.
and the subsequent brush of her wings against his arm when she does so is just enough to count as accidental(ly on purpose), so she's just watching his reaction closely. ]
There's nothing wrong with being able to see them, it's just--