[His voice kind of trails off on that last word, and he finds himself holding Natsuno's gaze for longer than is probably necessary.
Honestly, he's relieved Natsuno isn't going to ask just what the heck was going on with him, then, if all that stuff about his heartbeat speeding up had nothing to do with being scared. He still isn't sure he has an answer, but...
Riku's eyes narrow slightly, his stare turning into more of a searching look. Searching for what, he doesn't know, but his eyes run over Natsuno's face, bouncing from feature to feature and there's kind of a warm feeling in his chest and—
Oh.
Realization hits him like a wooden sword to the back of his head, and all at once he's looking away, sitting back slightly and loosening his hold on Natsuno's wrist.
Well.
That's...a thing. That. Is happening.
Apparently.
It's something he'll have to examine more closely later, when he's got time to sort out the jumble his thoughts just became.
For now, he just clears his throat attempts to look casual.]
You, uh. You don't mind that I called you that, by the way...do you? Natsuno?
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[His voice kind of trails off on that last word, and he finds himself holding Natsuno's gaze for longer than is probably necessary.
Honestly, he's relieved Natsuno isn't going to ask just what the heck was going on with him, then, if all that stuff about his heartbeat speeding up had nothing to do with being scared. He still isn't sure he has an answer, but...
Riku's eyes narrow slightly, his stare turning into more of a searching look. Searching for what, he doesn't know, but his eyes run over Natsuno's face, bouncing from feature to feature and there's kind of a warm feeling in his chest and—
Oh.
Realization hits him like a wooden sword to the back of his head, and all at once he's looking away, sitting back slightly and loosening his hold on Natsuno's wrist.
Well.
That's...a thing. That. Is happening.
Apparently.
It's something he'll have to examine more closely later, when he's got time to sort out the jumble his thoughts just became.
For now, he just clears his throat attempts to look casual.]
You, uh. You don't mind that I called you that, by the way...do you? Natsuno?