[Her words strike a chord with him, glancing briefly down at her face. That's right... she was already her when he arrived the first time. Had she known and lost people before he arrived? He'd never really thought to ask, so swept up in the excitement of creating the SSS. Sometimes he forgot that they hadn't had each other the whole time. He'd always had her... twice he'd arrived and she was there with all the answers.]
[When she smacked his leg, he did indeed startle, looking down at her wide-eyed. He'd always thought that her staying until the end was self-evident. She wouldn't leave unless everyone did, but hearing her say it aloud... He swallowed a lump of emotion in his throat, shifting to lay on the floor, facing the other way from her so they weren't laying next to one another. He lay on his back, looking up at the ceiling, his head next to hers. After taking a second to compose himself, he lifted a hand, holding his balled-up fist out to her for a promissory fistbump.]
...Until the end, right, Yurippe? [He sounded slightly choked up, but all things considered, he was keeping up a pretty good front.]
[ Yuri stared at his fist for a moment from where she was. Even as he laid down, she had stayed where she was with a little smile on her face. He sounded like he might've started crying if she told him he could, but instead, she reached her hand up to bump his fist above their heads. ]
i added a ref image because idk words??
[When she smacked his leg, he did indeed startle, looking down at her wide-eyed. He'd always thought that her staying until the end was self-evident. She wouldn't leave unless everyone did, but hearing her say it aloud... He swallowed a lump of emotion in his throat, shifting to lay on the floor, facing the other way from her so they weren't laying next to one another. He lay on his back, looking up at the ceiling, his head next to hers. After taking a second to compose himself, he lifted a hand, holding his balled-up fist out to her for a promissory fistbump.]
...Until the end, right, Yurippe? [He sounded slightly choked up, but all things considered, he was keeping up a pretty good front.]
I KNEW WHATCHA MEANT AHAHAHA i gotchu
Until the end.