"Well. I don't want to gently kiss you beneath the moonlight, so there's that."

(Later, those words would bite Connie in the ass.)

Connie finally turns to face Akane. She's smiling through her tearstained face, albeit lopsidedly. "There comes a moment when you're looking at someone, someone you love and trust with all your heart, and then it'll just... click that you love them that way too."

(She would also regret those words.)