[ Instead of answering the curiosity he had allowed into that single word, a smile simply made its way to Tear's lips, her eyes still firmly closed to everything but the soothing touch of his fingertips. At least, she stayed that way until he voiced his request, slowly opening her eyelids to fully look at him with her head faintly tilted to the side.
Yet once he voiced it, she couldn't quite stop her brow from furrowing in not only surprise, but confusion. ]
Regrets...? [ What almost followed were the words, 'Why would I?', an automatic response ingrained into her after a lifetime of placing others before herself. Nevertheless, she made the effort to keep those words from carrying into the silent air even as the seconds passed, further allowing the question to sink in.
In the end the girl began to shake her head, but what she meant by it wasn't altogether clear. Casting her gaze back down to their entwined hands, Tear searched hard for a proper way of putting them but to no avail. ]
Ace... why would you ask something like that? [ Despite the way it was phrased, there was no negative tone to her delivery, but an almost curiosity to them. If he was asking, then there must have been something she had said or done... And it could have been any number of things, there was no telling without knowing what had prompted it. Even still... ]
Maybe I do, and I'm just not aware of them right now, but... [ Her expression softened, the corners of her lips only just barely lifting up. ] These are the choices I've made, and the ones I will stick to. All I know is that I'm glad that this is what has come of it, being here with you.
I didn't know this would happen, and... [ A soft sigh left her, further emphasising the chill of the weather with how visible her breathe was. ] To be honest, part of me didn't think it would...
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Yet once he voiced it, she couldn't quite stop her brow from furrowing in not only surprise, but confusion. ]
Regrets...? [ What almost followed were the words, 'Why would I?', an automatic response ingrained into her after a lifetime of placing others before herself. Nevertheless, she made the effort to keep those words from carrying into the silent air even as the seconds passed, further allowing the question to sink in.
In the end the girl began to shake her head, but what she meant by it wasn't altogether clear. Casting her gaze back down to their entwined hands, Tear searched hard for a proper way of putting them but to no avail. ]
Ace... why would you ask something like that? [ Despite the way it was phrased, there was no negative tone to her delivery, but an almost curiosity to them. If he was asking, then there must have been something she had said or done... And it could have been any number of things, there was no telling without knowing what had prompted it. Even still... ]
Maybe I do, and I'm just not aware of them right now, but... [ Her expression softened, the corners of her lips only just barely lifting up. ] These are the choices I've made, and the ones I will stick to. All I know is that I'm glad that this is what has come of it, being here with you.
I didn't know this would happen, and... [ A soft sigh left her, further emphasising the chill of the weather with how visible her breathe was. ] To be honest, part of me didn't think it would...