[ Maybe that's it. They're meant to spend the rest of their days rolling their eyes and joking with each other. Maybe not. There's always time. She might ease out of a crush, he might ease into one. They might end up hating each other after an eventual quest together. It's not optimism or being negative, not to her.
Natalie stands there, unsure what to do with her limbs, like they're completely unnecessary. Arms fold, then hand, shoulders slump, then stretch. She flattens her arms over her stomach and pretends not to notice his closeness. He is warm and they aren't even touching, not yet. Slowly, she lifts her head to let out another string of excuses but he shuts her up. Just like that.
With a deep breath, she doesn't hesitate in actually returning that kiss. No spell. All real. ]
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Natalie stands there, unsure what to do with her limbs, like they're completely unnecessary. Arms fold, then hand, shoulders slump, then stretch. She flattens her arms over her stomach and pretends not to notice his closeness. He is warm and they aren't even touching, not yet. Slowly, she lifts her head to let out another string of excuses but he shuts her up. Just like that.
With a deep breath, she doesn't hesitate in actually returning that kiss. No spell. All real. ]