( now the nerves kick in. his throat is dry and his hand drops from his mouth. he can’t make a joke or lie about this. he can’t be eccentric. he just needs to — be honest. like he’s learned to be with dice, day by day. )
Hm. You’re right.
( he closes his eyes and sighs, and then with a leap of faith that’s 80% nerves and 20% adrenaline, drops down to one knee at the base of the couch, his hand ghosting over dice’s and the ring in it. it’s cold, his already bad circulation coupling with nerves making it even colder than usual. )
Suppose you weren’t Dice Arisugawa and I wasn’t Gentaro Yumeno. Suppose we weren’t even here. Suppose it was another century. No matter the arrangement of those variables, I confidently can say that I would give myself wholly and only to you, time and time again.
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Hm. You’re right.
( he closes his eyes and sighs, and then with a leap of faith that’s 80% nerves and 20% adrenaline, drops down to one knee at the base of the couch, his hand ghosting over dice’s and the ring in it. it’s cold, his already bad circulation coupling with nerves making it even colder than usual. )
Suppose you weren’t Dice Arisugawa and I wasn’t Gentaro Yumeno. Suppose we weren’t even here. Suppose it was another century. No matter the arrangement of those variables, I confidently can say that I would give myself wholly and only to you, time and time again.