[Kazuki was almost physically blown back by Annie's blunt statements. Critical hit! It's super effective! He leaned away from her a little, supported by the heel of his hand on the porch. The other rose up to try and cover his face somehow, so if it would hide his shame.]
I really... [Ugh, he struggled with attention like this so much. He hated it when girls started chasing him around school after he unwittingly became the star of a commercial for an MP3 player. He preferred how girls treated him before that-- With as much interest as one would have towards a particularly cute puppy. It was safe. It was easy. Not that Annie was chasing him, per se, but she was being incredibly straightforward with her intentions.] I swear, I just...
[But to say that he was totally, completely uninterested... Wouldn't that be sort of insulting? His mind strayed to their previous encounters. He thought about holding her hand and tracing Kanji in her palm.]
...That wasn't why I did any of this.
[There. In this exact moment, no, he hadn't meant to give the impression that he was interested in her. But it wasn't a concept that was impossible to believe either.]
his life
I really... [Ugh, he struggled with attention like this so much. He hated it when girls started chasing him around school after he unwittingly became the star of a commercial for an MP3 player. He preferred how girls treated him before that-- With as much interest as one would have towards a particularly cute puppy. It was safe. It was easy. Not that Annie was chasing him, per se, but she was being incredibly straightforward with her intentions.] I swear, I just...
[But to say that he was totally, completely uninterested... Wouldn't that be sort of insulting? His mind strayed to their previous encounters. He thought about holding her hand and tracing Kanji in her palm.]
...That wasn't why I did any of this.
[There. In this exact moment, no, he hadn't meant to give the impression that he was interested in her. But it wasn't a concept that was impossible to believe either.]