[ kara & lili are romance, somehow ]

[coastal]

what if i turn this into a visualosities as i go

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[unfriendliest]

...She did try to help find my sword on the bus.

[coastal]

[ . . . lmao she smiles a little bit]

She's sweet, right?

[a good girl]

[unfriendliest]

[ do not try to make him say that, he won't ]

I'll teach her, if she wants.

[coastal]

[that is genuinely good enough for lili and she's going to actually move as if she's going to kiss his cheek - but pause

and then thoughtfully go to grab thin fabric gloves from the fanny pack that she is wearing like a satchel, slip them on, press two fingers to her lips and then reach up to press them to his cheek]

... that was a long process to accomplish something that wasn't even the real thing...

[they aren't physical affection enough to actually have much issues with this week, but she can admit that was a hurdle]

[unfriendliest]

[ he pauses cleaning the cabinets for a moment, surprised... and huffs a quiet laugh when he realizes what she was up to. ]

You didn't have to do all of that.

[coastal]

[stop, that laugh makes her stupid. she smiles a bit in return.]

... well, I wanted to.

[but she'll resume removing her gloves again because she doesn't want to get them dirty while they keep cleaning]

[unfriendliest]

...I'll kiss you again once this is over.

[ onto the next cabinet, then! ]

[coastal]

[she trips over her feet and barely keeps from crashing into the counter by catching it]

[unfriendliest]

[ ?! ]

O-Oi, are you alright?

[ LILI? ]

[coastal]

[she

starts to wipe down the counter

and then makes sure it's clean to put her forehead down on it so he doesn't her blushing

(the tips of her ears are red)]

Fine.

[unfriendliest]

[ squints

she does not seem fine

and also: ]

Are you blushing? Your ears are turning red.

[coastal]

[SHE COVERS HER EARS WITH HER HANDS AND DOES NOT LIFT HER HEAD]

Stop! Go back to cleaning!

[unfriendliest]

You don't have to hide it.

[ he does start cleaning the stovetop though haha ]

[coastal]

It's embarrassing...

[she doesn't like obviously blushing! but she'll take a deep breath before straightening up again and resuming wiping down all the counters]

[unfriendliest]

You don't have anything to be embarrassed about with me.

[coastal]

It's not like I can help it...

[she sighs and her free hand comes up to her chest, where her heart is still beating fast over such a simple comment]

It's—

... I'd rather feel it than not, at least.

[she'd rather be flustered with him than missing out on the feeling entirely]

[unfriendliest]

[ he's definitely not hiding a smile where she can't see it, she's so funny ]

Maybe someday you'll get used to it.

[coastal]

[honestly?]

I hope so. I'm getting tired of being the only one between the two of us to know embarrassment.

[unfriendliest]

Why should either of us b embarrassd?

[coastal]

It's not really a should... It's just something that happens...?

[lili is honestly just a very easily embarrassed person]

Having your heart race, and feeling warm... You've never felt anything like that?

[unfriendliest]

...Maybe a little, when Milla cursed me. I didn't like it.

[coastal]

[she thinks about that for a moment - before sighing]

... well, I feel a little bit of that. I don't know if it's to the same extent that you felt but...

If you don't like it, then I'm glad you don't feel it. Even if I kind of want to see that reaction...

[unfriendliest]

...Why?

[coastal]

It'd feel like a kind of victory?

[unfriendliest]

[ well, now she'll never see it. out of SPITE. ]

It's not that special.