[ He was prepared to shrug it off. Tell her this was nothing. And in the grand scheme of things, perhaps it was indeed, 'nothing'. But if he wasn't honest with her about it, it'd only make things more awkward moving forward, right? It's a big step for someone like him. But his hand glides down from her face, to gently clasping her shoulder. He shouldn't interrupt her from finishing prepping the mochi for long. But more importantly, ]
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[ He was prepared to shrug it off. Tell her this was nothing. And in the grand scheme of things, perhaps it was indeed, 'nothing'. But if he wasn't honest with her about it, it'd only make things more awkward moving forward, right? It's a big step for someone like him. But his hand glides down from her face, to gently clasping her shoulder. He shouldn't interrupt her from finishing prepping the mochi for long. But more importantly, ]
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