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'here.'

in his outstretched hand is a fresh bouquet of flowers that tidus had bought on his way home. if riku were to look closely, there's just the barest hint of color to tidus' cheeks, even though he's not looking at riku.

's-since the other ones died before you saw them.'

Riku looked at the blonde standing just beyond his doorstep and then the flowers that were in his hands . While he wouldn't [ [ c o m m e n t ] ] on it , he did catch that slight rosy hue that drifted across Tidus' cheeks . Was he shy . . . ? It had been a good while since he saw Tidus be shy .

It was . . . certainly a look , for sure . Granted , Riku wasn't much [ [ b e t t e r ] ] , but he also wasn't good at showing many emotions in general when he wasn't sure it was [ [ s a f e ] ] to .

❝ -- You didn't have to do that . But , thank you . ❞

He took the flowers in his own grasp before raising them to his nose to smell the floral aroma .

❝ . . . They're nice . ❞

'They're pretty . ' Is really what he wanted to so , but he chose nice .

there's always been a quiet sort of acceptance. lulu is , at her core a very observant person. the act would've fallen apart if he were insincere. in her mind it was easier to explain spira. he tended to be rather expressive, which . . . made it easier for the mage to know when to just explain something, instead of waiting for him to ask.

a  subtle  rise  of  his  shoulders  signifies  his  feigned  indifference  as  mako  -  infused  irises  drift  from  tidus  to  the  sword  at  his  waist  .  his  own  great  sword  still  drawn  ,  breath  remaining  steady  due  to  years  of  training  (  and  super  -  human  enhancements  )  ,  he  can  feel  his  confidence  on  the  rise  ,  expression  hiding  the  intoxicating  inspiration  that  comes  with  a  non  -  lethal  sword  fight  .  having  fun  ?  sure  he  is  ,  but  he  won't  let  a  soul  see  it  .  not  if  he  can  help  it  .  and  he'd  rather  not  think  about  how  his  internalized  thrill  can  be  felt  through  his  battle  styles  .  hopefully  the  guy  is  oblivious  enough  not  to  notice  .