I was surprised and I didn't know how to react. But I wasn't angry then, and I'm not angry now.
[It's complicated, and the more he considers it, the more he wonders if he should just stop here. Leave it at this, and see if things will go back to the way they were before all this. That would be for the best, wouldn't it? They'd be back on friendly terms again and there would be no risk of saying something he'd regret.
...But isn't the problem that he didn't act last time?]
Why did you... decide to kiss me?
[Is it unfair to ask that question? Maybe, but he wants to know what Linhardt's reasoning was. Maybe that will give him an idea of how to handle this. Maybe it'll give him the courage to proceed this time.]
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[It's complicated, and the more he considers it, the more he wonders if he should just stop here. Leave it at this, and see if things will go back to the way they were before all this. That would be for the best, wouldn't it? They'd be back on friendly terms again and there would be no risk of saying something he'd regret.
...But isn't the problem that he didn't act last time?]
Why did you... decide to kiss me?
[Is it unfair to ask that question? Maybe, but he wants to know what Linhardt's reasoning was. Maybe that will give him an idea of how to handle this. Maybe it'll give him the courage to proceed this time.]