[ it's true that any sort of embarrassment will show through before he can hide it — and in this situation, he can't even bury his face in his hands, as he usually would; not that doing that would help, but he can try... ]
Of course I like it. Why would you ask something that obvious?
[ HUFF!!! immediately, he just snaps his mouth shut, because what he'd thought to and what he'd actually said were two completely different things... there's a stranger thought that nearly follows his words, but he manages to keep it unspoken; although, it would have sounded a whole lot like, i like everything about you.
but then he's pulled forward, and there's a curious sensation against his cheek — and while swords don't know about this in the way that humans do, it doesn't take much for him to realize, glancing up at hijikata with a stunned, awed sort of look, and what he doesn't know how to vocalize expresses itself visually, all at once —
— which means, well... they now have falling cherry blossoms to go with this. they're falling at a fast rate! but he does know one thing — that it makes him happier than he remembers being in a very long time, enough to want to thoughtfully return the favor, tilting his head to shake some petals out of his hair. ]
I expected something more like... this.
[ he takes a deeeeeep, confident breath... and then leans his weight forward, gently pressing his lips against hijikata's, this time. ]
stop you'll do dirty things with him in the sin bin also help me im Dying in the feel puddle
Of course I like it. Why would you ask something that obvious?
[ HUFF!!! immediately, he just snaps his mouth shut, because what he'd thought to and what he'd actually said were two completely different things... there's a stranger thought that nearly follows his words, but he manages to keep it unspoken; although, it would have sounded a whole lot like, i like everything about you.
but then he's pulled forward, and there's a curious sensation against his cheek — and while swords don't know about this in the way that humans do, it doesn't take much for him to realize, glancing up at hijikata with a stunned, awed sort of look, and what he doesn't know how to vocalize expresses itself visually, all at once —
— which means, well... they now have falling cherry blossoms to go with this. they're falling at a fast rate! but he does know one thing — that it makes him happier than he remembers being in a very long time, enough to want to thoughtfully return the favor, tilting his head to shake some petals out of his hair. ]
I expected something more like... this.
[ he takes a deeeeeep, confident breath... and then leans his weight forward, gently pressing his lips against hijikata's, this time. ]