Shiki lowered his gaze slightly, her words brushing against an old ache he kept tucked away. There was something enviable about how easily she said it, how simply she seemed to accept happiness as it came.
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〝It’s better that way. People don’t always get the chance to choose how they feel, so… if you can enjoy yourself, you should.〞He finally looked up at her again, expression steady, though the faintest warmth lingered in his eyes.
Shiki tilted his head a little, eyes narrowing behind the lenses as if weighing her reaction.〝…Petty ones.〞He finally said, voice quiet but edged with a faintly mischievous tone.
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Shiki adjusted his glasses as he glanced at @WonderNejire, the faint crease of discomfort across her face easy to spot. His tone carried that dry, almost careless edge he often used when he didn’t want to show too much concern outright.
Shiki let out a quiet breath, the kind that might have been mistaken for a sigh if not for the faint trace of relief behind it. Arcueid’s smile, unburdened and careless, had a way of disarming him no matter how many times he saw it.
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He adjusted his glasses again, though the gesture was more to hide the subtle twitch of his lips than out of necessity.〝…Living your best life, huh.ᐣ〞His words came softly, almost musing to himself more than to her.〝You make it sound easy.〞
Shiki blinked once behind his glasses, lips pressing into a faint line as he considered her. For Arcueid, he supposed it wasn’t strange at all—her whims rarely needed a reason.
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His tone carried no sharpness, just the quiet observation he always seemed to fall back on.〝It’s just… you don’t usually look 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 happy unless there’s food involved.〞His eyes softened for a moment, the corner of his mouth twitching as though he almost smiled.
Tilting his head slightly, he adjusted his glasses, eyes following her movements with a mixture of curiosity and faint amusement.〝…You’re in a good mood.〞He remarked quietly once he was close enough, his voice carrying the calm, almost weary tone that came so naturally to him.
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Shiki paused mid-step, blinking as the words drifted over to him, strangely casual and spoken into the empty corridor. Hisui’s voice was soft, as always, but what she said was… peculiar. He leaned slightly against the wall, the faintest crease touching his brow.




