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Where she moved forward in her stance Akira met her more than half way. It was something he'd absolutely wanted and for her to finally embrace him to where she hadn't before was what melted away the concerns in his heart - though for a while. And she would receive the same only it would be infused with the whiskey he'd been drinking all the while - reminding her of a cherry-herby mix - and all the more evident by the rushed exhale in his throat as an exertion of the tension built in his chest.
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It didn't make the past okay.
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It didn't make his actions okay.
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But right now?
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It was everything Akira wanted.
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Soft, sweet: alcoholic and tantalising in the nature. He'd rest his forehead against hers - just breathing in the perfume she'd chosen to spritz on in her absence. A fruity, exotic scent. Well. Akira couldn't tell the exotic other than the fact it didn't just smell like
sweetness. His sense of smell wasn't all that incredibly refined.
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Akira closed his eyes in the moment, accepting his position.
'Remember.' The man dropped his hand, and eventually stepped back and opened his eyes to the glow that embraced him. Akira had definitely become a bit more drunk in her presence and had found an intense red come to his face that even the likes of Yoko had not seen like he actually did have colour in his skin. Mostly the kiss and some the alcohol bringing the blood closer to his skin.
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Akira actually felt connected with her more than he had. All the quarrels aside.
"I hope I didn't... scare you.." The reminder of why he'd not left her presence when she'd moved to the outside bar returned to him.
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"I'm gonna... go to the toilet. I'll be right back." it was clear that though he was usually stoic the man's face had been broken momentarily and in order to regain face would move past her, though a bit more relaxed and confident in brushing past her on his way to the toilets.
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Really, it was just a moment to get acquainted with the porcelain of a toilet. His stomach couldn't handle it and like Yoko, was hitting the back of the bowl for a few minutes of retching. It wasn't just the alcohol - and next to the sink. Washing out his mouth. Drying whatever horrible stuff made its way into his nose because the smell was terrible. Luckily, she had been drinking long enough to mask her vomit smell whereas his was relatively new.
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Then Akira washed his face. Forearms - holding his pulse underneath the water as he stared at himself in the mirror.
"She's still in love with someone else." The man reminded himself. It hurt: that he had to hurt himself like this, like last time. Swallowing whatever pride.
"I'm trying to mend things." His voice would lower to a mumble as someone else entered the toilet and not even paying Akira and mind.
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'If it's your problem to begin with.' The voice had hit on something though: internally. Akira knew something there made sense. His forearms were freezing and slightly numb when he took a towel to them, now that he had successfully rolled up his sleeves, undone his top button and the suspenders were on either side of his body.
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His throat hurt as well. Another gulp of water, and back out. But - noticeably more energetic even though he had freckles underneath his eye, a classic sign of dehydration. He'd move to the glass of water she'd hopefully brought for him and went straight for that first, sharing a smile with her as he re-entered their cage once more.
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"Um, did you want another round or are you satisfied with axe throwing." he was deferring what they did to her - effectively giving her the reins of what was going to happen in their favour. But Akira noted that if they ended up back at her place, he would sleep in the guest bedroom. Well.
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Wouldn't that complicate things? Why be so unnecessary?
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But sleeping in the same bed as her - he wouldn't sleep. He'd toss and turn through the night, and it would make him more irritable the next day for being so emotionally bottled up. (Not that he had a lack of energy).