[She's heard that line before. It's given to her almost thoughtlessly by people who pass through the cafe and people she's been on dates with who have seen only her surface but are unsuccessful at finding a way to reach her heart. They'll give her pretty words sometimes even out of discomfort because they can't place what is wrong with her. But Monts knows that with En, it's none of those things. He's blunt and childish, but ultimately, his words are the real thing.
The hand on her knee makes her blink, but she doesn't have an issue with it. She smiles reassuringly at En and her other hand reaches over to ruffle his pale hair.]
And you have a nice voice.
[In another context, that might have been an ironic jab. But here...]
Because when you say things like that, I want to spoil you.
[And then she angles her head and moves in. From a certain perspective, it looks like she's giving him a proper kiss. Marianna knows better than to move that fast, but then again...
She's kissing him, not on the cheek, or nose, but at the very corner of his mouth. A little too close, still far, but it speaks volumes about how she feels about the Mononoke who stumbled into her life.]
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The hand on her knee makes her blink, but she doesn't have an issue with it. She smiles reassuringly at En and her other hand reaches over to ruffle his pale hair.]
And you have a nice voice.
[In another context, that might have been an ironic jab. But here...]
Because when you say things like that, I want to spoil you.
[And then she angles her head and moves in. From a certain perspective, it looks like she's giving him a proper kiss. Marianna knows better than to move that fast, but then again...
She's kissing him, not on the cheek, or nose, but at the very corner of his mouth. A little too close, still far, but it speaks volumes about how she feels about the Mononoke who stumbled into her life.]