. . . well. I think that part goes without saying.
[he offers her an apologetic smile at that. there's a reason he finally stopped teasing and genuinely opened up to her, after all. he isn't the same person he used to be; the one who trusted no one, and kept himself at an arm's length from every person he met]
[it's still difficult to trust, but. . . he's learned that it's okay to let down his walls. sometimes]
[. . . fair, honestly! he laughs, before finishing off the last of his ramen and leaning back in his chair, hand resting against his stomach]
Hn. . .
[he thinks about it for a moment, eyes slipping shut. and he doesn't open them when he speaks again]
. . . someone who is aggressively themselves, no matter what the people around them may say about it. Someone unhindered by society's restrictions, who lives on their own terms, and their terms only.
Someone. . . who makes me feel free and alive, just by being at their side.
That's a deep understanding of his own self, his own wants and needs, that she doesn't think she has. It's a sort of quiet maturity, and... it makes Musse realize just how far from that she is. ]
... I see. That is... quite lovely, Akira.
[ his hopes, his wishes, his dreams. They're beautiful. ]
[ she rests her hands on her lap, posture perfectly straight as she contemplates her response. ]
There was such beautiful clarity in it. You have no doubts about the sort of person you would be interested in. Perhaps the superficial could change--their looks, the way they act, the things they say--but the person at the heart of that... you know precisely what sort of person they need to be.
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For one, I find a person so much more interesting when there is more to try to understand about them.
[ she wants to pry his head open and learn all about his secrets
metaphorically. ]
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So in other words, you like enigmas.
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I suppose I enjoy enigmas that are able to be solved.
If my love one's thoughts were always a mystery to me, it would feel a little... mm, distant?
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[he offers her an apologetic smile at that. there's a reason he finally stopped teasing and genuinely opened up to her, after all. he isn't the same person he used to be; the one who trusted no one, and kept himself at an arm's length from every person he met]
[it's still difficult to trust, but. . . he's learned that it's okay to let down his walls. sometimes]
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[ not everyone is good at letting those walls down!! (musse) ]
But we have spent so much time talking about what I and looking for in a partner. What about you?
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Hn. . .
[he thinks about it for a moment, eyes slipping shut. and he doesn't open them when he speaks again]
. . . someone who is aggressively themselves, no matter what the people around them may say about it. Someone unhindered by society's restrictions, who lives on their own terms, and their terms only.
Someone. . . who makes me feel free and alive, just by being at their side.
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... Huh.
That's a deep understanding of his own self, his own wants and needs, that she doesn't think she has. It's a sort of quiet maturity, and... it makes Musse realize just how far from that she is. ]
... I see. That is... quite lovely, Akira.
[ his hopes, his wishes, his dreams. They're beautiful. ]
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. . . you think so?
[and here he is, thinking that his answer was more of a cop out, due to how vague it was]
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[ she rests her hands on her lap, posture perfectly straight as she contemplates her response. ]
There was such beautiful clarity in it. You have no doubts about the sort of person you would be interested in. Perhaps the superficial could change--their looks, the way they act, the things they say--but the person at the heart of that... you know precisely what sort of person they need to be.
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[. . .]
You're kind, Musse.
. . . thank you.
[for her encouraging words, and for understanding the pieces of his heart he has shown her]
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There is no need to thank me for that! If anything, I think I should be thanking you for sharing with me so earnestly.
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[his smile is just as bright]
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But for a more specific answer to your question-- I'm a legs guy.
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Oh, is that so? Just the legs, or everything attached?
[ is Akira also an ass man ]
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[INNOCENTLY]
Everything attached.
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Entirely understandable.
As for me, give me a nice, broad chest to cling to any day.
[ of any gender really ]
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[he laughs, his mouth curving into a wide smile]
I think it's important to know what you like and don't like.
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She giggles in response, even if, well. She's still figuring that out. ]
Oh, indeed. I have had such a lovely example of what to look for in a man in my lovely Instructor.
[ sorry ]
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. . . is his a high standard that's impossible for everyone else to meet?
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He is a wonderful Instructor, a hero to all, and the sort of man who would drop everything to rescue a kitty caught in a tree.
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He sounds like a fine and upstanding citizen.
[boring]
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[ MUSSE YOU ARE HIS STUDENT ]
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That's probably because you're his student.
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Perhaps one day I will successfully get through to him...
[ she will not, thank goodness. ]
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Probably not.
[oh he is just shooting down her dreams okay]
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