[He pauses at the sight of the pinky finger, his face showing an expression he doesn't often show. It's hard to say if it's surprise or confussion, but it's clearly open and even vulnerable. After time of knowing him, it would be accurate to say that it's an "Ikki expression" rather an a "Phoenix Ikki expression", it makes him look far younger than he is. Hesitant and lost for a second even as he reaches out and wraps his own pinky around hers.
It's a simple act. A silly one even. But it's clear that it's not something he has ever done and he's not sure what to think of it. Or how to feel. Though after that initial moment he tries to cover it with a confident smile and some smugness.]
All right... You better not let me down on this, Selphie.
[Because she's the one who's more likely to cause bad memories to happen, of course. It's clear that he's not serious though.
His smile falls a bit at he see the way she lowers her eyes and blushes. There's a sound, a growl, soft but still clear enough for both of them, and it sounds pretty much like the growls he gave her back on the island on that night. His fingers idly pluck at the notes of the guitar, though his eyes stay on her face and keep falling on her lips.
She makes it really hard to not just drop the guitar and put her on his lap to at least kiss her. And she probably isn't even aware of that.]
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It's a simple act. A silly one even. But it's clear that it's not something he has ever done and he's not sure what to think of it. Or how to feel. Though after that initial moment he tries to cover it with a confident smile and some smugness.]
All right... You better not let me down on this, Selphie.
[Because she's the one who's more likely to cause bad memories to happen, of course. It's clear that he's not serious though.
His smile falls a bit at he see the way she lowers her eyes and blushes. There's a sound, a growl, soft but still clear enough for both of them, and it sounds pretty much like the growls he gave her back on the island on that night. His fingers idly pluck at the notes of the guitar, though his eyes stay on her face and keep falling on her lips.
She makes it really hard to not just drop the guitar and put her on his lap to at least kiss her. And she probably isn't even aware of that.]