[ It takes him a bit off-guard when she stops instead of following through and getting a cleaner punch in. That was the whole point of stopping, after all. If she didn't want him to talk and dodge at the same time, he'd cut out the distraction.
Well, whatever that tension was, it's gone now (along with the slug), so success? Except he still doesn't have any answers.
What he has is Leia standing a short distance away looking far more upset about what she just did than she ought to. He was aiming for this from the moment he asked if she was running away. Even without the goading, she doesn't need to be making such a big deal of it. No insult to her strength, but it really doesn't hurt that much. That's less to do with her power and more to do with Marui's basis for comparison, namely Sanada. Hitting was a commonplace occurrence at Rikkaidai's tennis club. It's kind of cute how she fusses and frets about it like she's done any kind of lasting damage, physical or otherwise. It takes more than that to get rid of him. He was still a Regular, after all.
The snow stings his face, but he lets her hold it there. It's ironic, and a little frustrating, how she's allowed to touch him so intimately like this but he can't be affectionate back. Like the hand-warming a few minutes ago. That's not necessary, indirect for Please stop. Why does she act like this, hot and cold like the set of palms clasping his jawline? ]
I wish you'd make up your mind... What do you really think of me?
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Well, whatever that tension was, it's gone now (along with the slug), so success? Except he still doesn't have any answers.
What he has is Leia standing a short distance away looking far more upset about what she just did than she ought to. He was aiming for this from the moment he asked if she was running away. Even without the goading, she doesn't need to be making such a big deal of it. No insult to her strength, but it really doesn't hurt that much. That's less to do with her power and more to do with Marui's basis for comparison, namely Sanada. Hitting was a commonplace occurrence at Rikkaidai's tennis club. It's kind of cute how she fusses and frets about it like she's done any kind of lasting damage, physical or otherwise. It takes more than that to get rid of him. He was still a Regular, after all.
The snow stings his face, but he lets her hold it there. It's ironic, and a little frustrating, how she's allowed to touch him so intimately like this but he can't be affectionate back. Like the hand-warming a few minutes ago. That's not necessary, indirect for Please stop. Why does she act like this, hot and cold like the set of palms clasping his jawline? ]
I wish you'd make up your mind... What do you really think of me?