[There are plenty of things that Akira has done in his life that he's proud of, but getting Ryoko to relax like this, even a little, places pretty high on the list. The thought that all the effort he's put in to making her feel welcome during her stay in this era really is helping puts him at ease, too.
Every time he gets to hear her voice unburdened by the weariness she carries everywhere, it feels like butterflies start to do backflips in his stomach, and this time is no exception.]
...Is that how it started this time? D'you wanna talk about it?
[She usually doesn't, and that's fine. He tries not to push her to talk, unless it's something he really needs to know, but he'd have to be an idiot to not at least make the attempt, given the circumstances.
It's not like he even has any advice to offer even if she does say she's angry or upset, given how short a fuse he has himself. What the hell is he thinking? He's got it so bad.]
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Every time he gets to hear her voice unburdened by the weariness she carries everywhere, it feels like butterflies start to do backflips in his stomach, and this time is no exception.]
...Is that how it started this time? D'you wanna talk about it?
[She usually doesn't, and that's fine. He tries not to push her to talk, unless it's something he really needs to know, but he'd have to be an idiot to not at least make the attempt, given the circumstances.
It's not like he even has any advice to offer even if she does say she's angry or upset, given how short a fuse he has himself. What the hell is he thinking? He's got it so bad.]