' it's been you all along. ' how foolish did one man have to be? all this time and to have not noticed who was standing there all along? reaching in for a gentle grasp of the other's face, eyes locked onto hers to take in the entire moment. it felt like the world had stopped spinning. like time had stopped for them. that's when mamoru did it, he leaned in and kissed her. he needed to.
Surely this had to be a dream. Mamoru stood in front of her, professing his feelings for her? This couldn’t possibly be real. It alarmed her how calm she remained on the surface, while inside, her heart was racing, and she could feel butterflies in her stomach. Her cheeks flushed red as their eyes locked, and before she knew it their lips met.
Kissing Mamoru was everything she dreamed it’d be. At first, she had no response, likely just processing that this was indeed happening before she reciprocated. She finally did kiss him back, her hands reaching out and grabbing at the fabric of his shirt, just for something to do, so that she wasn’t just standing there doing nothing. After a few moments, Setsuna pulled away just barely. Her eyes stayed closed for a minute before she even dared to look at Mamoru.
“ I’ve never wanted anybody else. ”