[This could have turned into a pleasant conversation about her new and interesting hobby, but no. Annie had to take things elsewhere.]
N-no! [Kazuki began to stutter, and felt his throat dry up and his ears go hot at her suggestion that he was an attractive man and privacy might be more comfortable for him. Because, of course, that was not his intention at all. He was not a predator in any fashion. The very notion was absurd. Could you imagine Kazuki hunting down anything, let alone a woman?] I was thinking, more like... Well, you sounded-- or I mean, I felt like you were upset when you texted me, so I thought you wouldn't want to go out anywhere...!
[He also didn't want either of them to get drop dead drunk at some bar, far from where he lived. He didn't want to drag anyone-- Or more likely, have himself dragged home after blacking out or something equally embarrassing to do in public.]
it's okay, he deserves it
N-no! [Kazuki began to stutter, and felt his throat dry up and his ears go hot at her suggestion that he was an attractive man and privacy might be more comfortable for him. Because, of course, that was not his intention at all. He was not a predator in any fashion. The very notion was absurd. Could you imagine Kazuki hunting down anything, let alone a woman?] I was thinking, more like... Well, you sounded-- or I mean, I felt like you were upset when you texted me, so I thought you wouldn't want to go out anywhere...!
[He also didn't want either of them to get drop dead drunk at some bar, far from where he lived. He didn't want to drag anyone-- Or more likely, have himself dragged home after blacking out or something equally embarrassing to do in public.]