[ Ace's thoughts were simply running their own track when they were suddenly interrupted by the quiet gesture, which he initially managed to misinterpret as something entirely else than it was meant to be. Eyes widening in surprise, alarmed by the idea of stopping altogether, searched for a justification of his concerns in the stare of her own, if only to....
No, actually, there was nothing to be found that could possibly made them valid. It was fine to focus on what there was rather than what there could possibly exist in the future. Releasing a breath he didn't even know he'd been holding, the young cadet's eyelids fall shut for a brief moment, allowing them to shine with newfound clarity when they would once again open.
Ace wouldn't bring himself to make such admittance, but there was comfort to be found in submitting himself to her leadership for these couple of steps, placed softly and confidently as if she had, in fact, practiced dancing for many years. While it almost seemed like a waste to put an end to her graceful regime, that subtle drop in the overall quality if he were to take over wasn't the only thing to consider at that very moment. ]
... A-allow me to take it from here.
[ Not without some slightly awkward fumbling on his part involved, he quickly readjusted their position so that one hand was now set more surely, if still lightly against her back, while the other responded to the squeeze with one of his own, as he focused on properly executing the given cues. ]
You know, I wouldn't really mind doing this more often.
[ In a way, there seemed to exist many parallels between dancing and singing, even if he would always remain partial to the latter. And both... would now remind him of her. ]
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No, actually, there was nothing to be found that could possibly made them valid. It was fine to focus on what there was rather than what there could possibly exist in the future. Releasing a breath he didn't even know he'd been holding, the young cadet's eyelids fall shut for a brief moment, allowing them to shine with newfound clarity when they would once again open.
Ace wouldn't bring himself to make such admittance, but there was comfort to be found in submitting himself to her leadership for these couple of steps, placed softly and confidently as if she had, in fact, practiced dancing for many years. While it almost seemed like a waste to put an end to her graceful regime, that subtle drop in the overall quality if he were to take over wasn't the only thing to consider at that very moment. ]
... A-allow me to take it from here.
[ Not without some slightly awkward fumbling on his part involved, he quickly readjusted their position so that one hand was now set more surely, if still lightly against her back, while the other responded to the squeeze with one of his own, as he focused on properly executing the given cues. ]
You know, I wouldn't really mind doing this more often.
[ In a way, there seemed to exist many parallels between dancing and singing, even if he would always remain partial to the latter. And both... would now remind him of her. ]