It's been a good, long while since Connie has had a proper bearhug; so if anything, she welcomes getting the air squeezed out of her lungs. She gives as good as she gets, at least—while Connie isn't nearly as strong as Akane, she's still a damn good hugger. Learned from the best, after all.
(It's also been a good, long while since a hug has felt this nice, but she's never going to dwell on that.)
"I... I feel the same way. About you, I mean. I just... gah." It's hard, learning how other people tick when you can't cheat your way through it with fusion, but... it's worth it, somehow. "I got so angry at myself for pushing you away that I cut down a bunch of trees." She sniffs. "We should probably go to the prom before somebody finds us and gets mad."
"I told the Ubird person to come back," Akane says, not letting go yet. "They came after you left. They said we have to pay twice. Sorry about that."
She leans her cheek against Connie's shoulder. "If it had been me," she says, "I'd have probably punched holes in all of them. You're not nearly as destructive as Ryoga is when he gets depressed, even before he learned the Breaking Point. Trust me."
Another squeeze, before she lets go.
"I'm sorry," she says one more time. "And-- I'll be thinking a lot about the stuff that Carly talked to me about? She's... she's really nice. Even if you hadn't promised me about your friends, I'd know she wasn't a pervert. Or--" she says hesitantly, trying a new word on for size, "an assaulter?"
"...oh my stars, you actually used the correct term, Carly must've really gotten through to you."
Connie smiles at Akane. She could go on a long diatribe about how she feels so close to Akane despite and/or because of her flaws, but none of that matters. She just loves her so damn much.
(Later, she would look upon this moment and despair at her own stupidity.)
"We should probably head back. Don't want to keep everyone waiting, neh?"
Akane giggles. Connie still says ne with such a funny accent—but on her it's cute.
"I meant it that I'm going to have to think a lot about the stuff she said. It... might take a while. But I promise I'm going to think hard about it. And I'll keep trusting you."
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how many "are you gay" quizzes is akane gonna take after prom
(It's also been a good, long while since a hug has felt this nice, but she's never going to dwell on that.)
"I... I feel the same way. About you, I mean. I just... gah." It's hard, learning how other people tick when you can't cheat your way through it with fusion, but... it's worth it, somehow. "I got so angry at myself for pushing you away that I cut down a bunch of trees." She sniffs. "We should probably go to the prom before somebody finds us and gets mad."
ALL OF THEM
She leans her cheek against Connie's shoulder. "If it had been me," she says, "I'd have probably punched holes in all of them. You're not nearly as destructive as Ryoga is when he gets depressed, even before he learned the Breaking Point. Trust me."
Another squeeze, before she lets go.
"I'm sorry," she says one more time. "And-- I'll be thinking a lot about the stuff that Carly talked to me about? She's... she's really nice. Even if you hadn't promised me about your friends, I'd know she wasn't a pervert. Or--" she says hesitantly, trying a new word on for size, "an assaulter?"
wrap?
Connie smiles at Akane. She could go on a long diatribe about how she feels so close to Akane despite and/or because of her flaws, but none of that matters. She just loves her so damn much.
(Later, she would look upon this moment and despair at her own stupidity.)
"We should probably head back. Don't want to keep everyone waiting, neh?"
Re: wrap?
"I meant it that I'm going to have to think a lot about the stuff she said. It... might take a while. But I promise I'm going to think hard about it. And I'll keep trusting you."
She smiles. "Let's go back."