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Hm?

Oh. Yeah.

Hey...listen. I want you to know something, okay? Maybe it's just sentimental, but...

A few months ago, when it was Cordis and I told you the story of what happened that night at my house? I...left something out. There's one thing I remember that I didn't tell you. I said something to you, as I was pushing you out through the window.

If...that's enough, then good, and I'm glad that now you know. I won't make you listen to me say what it was. But if you want to hear it again, I'll tell you.

...Would it be better to tell me in person? You can tell me.

You already know, don't you.

Then you know why I didn't tell you before, right? Because...things were different then. I didn't want you to feel pressured by it, or anything. Especially since I was just finding out that you didn't remember it yourself.

Probably.

Well, things are different now than they have ever been. Even I can see that, Reimi.

Yeah...I know. I guess it's not that hard to figure out, huh.

"I love you". That's what I said. You were so little, and I was so scared, and I wanted you to know.

But now...

Now I want you to know that if I ever say that to you again, it won't be because I'm scared, and it won't be a little boy that I'm saying it to.

[ oh, even though he thought maybe this was what she was going to say... and he has to take a little to take in every single word again and again. he reads her messages. why does he feel like she just gifted him something? in a way, at least. it means a lot to him. so much to him. ]

That's good to know.

[ That's the best he can come up with. Rohan's never used those words for anyone, at least not in his memories. ]

Thanks. I know I don't remember, but I'm sure it meant a lot to me then. And now.

Good. I'm glad, then. Like I said...I figured you deserved to know the whole story. All of it.

I appreciate it.

...I still have to give you my gift, Reimi.

Yeah...

Do you want to come over?

Yeah.

I'll be right over, if that's alright.

Yeah, of course.

You know...the cafe's been doing pretty well, since we opened. I'm starting to think that maybe sometime soon, I should get a nicer apartment. What do you think about that?

[ He'll answer on his way to her place. Texting and walking, Rohan? Tsk, tsk. ]

Good. And...I guess it depends on where. A nicer place is a perfect reward for some success, after all. Where were you thinking of moving to?

Well...I mean, I hadn't really looked at anything very seriously, but...

I was thinking someplace closer to you.

I'd like if you were closer.

[ But, he's quiet after that, and he'll knock when he arrives. He doesn't want to be rude and just walk into her place. Though, he doesn't think she'd be too mad at him. He still respects her space. ]

Hey...

[She pulls open the door, comfortable and snug in a fluffy pink bathrobe and plaid pajama pants, and steps aside to let him in; alongside her usual Cordis scent, there's the light aroma of Gucci perfume, and her lipstick is a soft pink shade.]

Hi. C'mon in.

[ Rohan notices her scent, but makes an effort to not noticeably smell the air. That's just something creepy he won't let himself do during Cordis. He feels like a massive weirdo when he notices without the additional, obvious effort.

He offers her a single, small box when he steps inside. Inside is a gold bracelet with inlaid green and pink. Yes, it intentionally matches the rings that she has, and he has seen her wear at home. It's clear what he was trying to match, too, given the color scheme. What can he say - he notices a lot about her. And he always did. ]

Hey, Reimi. [ She looks comfy. ] So, about moving closer. You should treat yourself.

Here, c'mon. Come sit down with me, so you can watch me open this.

[She shuts the door behind him, then motions him over to the couch, where she takes one of the cushions for herself and leaves the other open for him to join her. The box winds up held in her lap, unopened for the moment, until he joins her.]

I don't really need a new apartment. But it just feels like...maybe I'd be more attached to it if it were mine, instead of just something given to me. You know? Maybe it'd feel more...mine.

[ He sits down easily next to her, taking the space without hesitation. It's close enough that he can lean right into her bubble if he wants to, but that they can also have their own space. He leans in a little to watch her. He's not much for gifting or being sentimental, but he wanted to. And really, that's the only reason Rohan needs to do anything. ]

Even though it comes with an additional cost, I felt like moving to a place I like and picked was worth it. It also feels, quieter - I guess - where I am?

[ And the additional space, and room she can use doesn't hurt, either. It had been part of his motivation. ]

[Once Rohan is next to her, she gravitates toward his side, closing the gap of her own volition as she starts to get the box open. Somehow, she's not expecting jewelry from him, and her eyes go wide as she lifts the bracelet out, turning it over and over in her hands.]

Oh...

[Pink stones, and green. Her colors and his, and for a moment she wonders if that was intentional, before remembering that this is Rohan — of course it is.]

It's beautiful...

[ He almost doesn't want to admit that he spent so much time trying to figure out the gift but he hadn't known what to get her. But, something she had said on New Years had helped inspire him. So, the last step for her birthday was to get this gift, but he hadn't done it until just a few days ago. ]

You told me that you liked it when things have meaning, Reimi. So I found something that I felt like would have meaning.

[ He paid attention. And he knows better than to think she doesn't understand the meaning in this, so he doesn't explain. ]

I'm just glad you like it, too.

[She's quiet a minute, turning the gift over in her hand one last time as she watches the stones sparkle. It's kind of funny, in a Rohan-ish sort of way. She knows he didn't do it out of competitiveness, but that'd be a pretty Rohan thing to do, even so — hear her talking about a special piece of jewelry she liked, and then setting out to give her one that's even moreso.

It's a silly thought, but it makes her smile. Yeah, that would really be an utterly Rohan thing to do, wouldn't it.]

I love it.

[She glances up at him, her expression warm.]

You should get something that matches. It can be our secret.

[ He watches her check it out. He never once considered it competitive, but it is in a way. It was his effort to give her something just as meaningful as something else she would have gotten. His eyes soften, he looks up at her, eyes shifting from her hands where she's holding the bracelet.

He keeps his attention on her. She's the reason he's over here after all. ]

Matches?

[ Wait, really? Huh. ]

So maybe some earrings or a necklace. Or a bracelet, too? Is a bracelet too straightforward, though?

[ He could wear any, honestly. And there he is, thinking almost too hard about this. ]

Hm, maybe. Wouldn't a bracelet get in the way while you were drawing? Not that it would slow you down or anything, but I guess it might be annoying.

[The way he's looking at her...maybe that's a gift in itself. That's not an expression Rohan wears often. Maybe it's one he only wears for her.]

Hey...I know this is kind of silly, but.

[She holds up the bracelet, offering it to him.]

Will you put it on me? Just the first time. I want it to be you.

It would get in the way. I could do a necklace or earrings, though. Neither would get in the way. [ And, well, if he wanted to keep that out of the way, he could probably tuck a necklace under some of his shirts. He supposed it would depend on whatever he would find when he would pick something out. ]

That is silly.

[ The tone is teasing her, just a little. It doesn't even sound sincere. Because honestly? He's kind of touched that she asked. Not a feeling he'd easily admit to having, nor would he readily show, but he is. He accepts the bracelet, despite what he says. ]

Alright, for this time.

[ He'd probably do it anytime she asked, though. ]

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