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comes bearing tea and cinnamon rolls~

at a table, massaging her temples and trying not too hard to think of things, for fear of making it worse.

knocks on the door, hoping she's home.

groans and pulls herself away from the chair and drags her feet over to the door, slumping against it. Mutters softly. "Who's there...?"

if she just woke up and shifts a bit. "Erm, s'me Tino...I uh, want'd ta bring somethin' fer ya..."

slowly opens the door, a hand over her head. "You really shouldn't have..."

tilts his head. "Ah. did'ya..jus' wake up er somethin'. I can come back..." *feels bad, cause she looks exhausted*

laughs nervously and waves a hand dismissively. "N-No, no... I've got a bit of a headache."

nods, ruffling through the back he's carrying. "I brough' tea~ Do ya th'nk that'll 'elp?" *smiles a little awkwardly*

goes to take a seat on the couch. "That sounds pretty nice, actually..."

smiles and steps in, taking that as a "yes" and moving into the kitchen to find Tino's kettle. "I'll make some'n fer ya then.."

sets the kettle on the stove and goes to put the box of cinnamon rolls on the table as he waits for it to boil.

mumbles a soft thank you as he heads into the kitchen and presses her back against the couch, draping a hand over her face.

finally the kettle goes off and he hurries to grab it. He pours two mugs full of tea and walks over to Tino, sitting down next to her. "Ere-

-,hope this helps..."

takes a mug from him and peers into it. "Thank you..." Blows lightly at the mug before taking a careful sip.

smiles and nods, sipping at his own mug. "I brough' some cinn'm'n rolls too, if'n yer hungry at'll..."

smiles a little. "That's really nice of you... and it sounds really good... but I think -

I'll let the tea set in my stomach before I think about eating."

nos, understanding. "O' course..." *sips his tea, feeling a little awkward, but hoping the tea he brought helps*

smiles and pats his shoulder lightly. "I appreciate it, you have no idea."

a little smile back. "M'glad ta help..." *moves a hand to pet at her hair a bit and then go back to his tea*

the petting and thinks it is rather nice. "Oh! I almost forgot... I have something for you that I didn't get the chance to give you on -

Easter!"

tilts his head, blushing a bit. "Er y-ya do?"

"I do!" she sets her tea aside and stands slowly. Heads into the kitchen and returns after a while with a vase full of paper flowers.-

"I colored and handcrafted them all myself! It was quite a task but each of them is unique in their own little way. Much like you, Berwald."

nearly drops his mug, and can't help but blush heavier and smile. "Y-Ya...oh...its so nice Tino...s'fer me? Real'y?" *he has no idea what-

to say, and so he just sets his mug on the table, then stands up and walks over to Tino, pulling her into a big hug*

nods. "Especially for you. It's to thak you for all you've been doing recently..." Brings her arms up around his neck and returns the hug.

looks down. "Even then, I don't quite think it's enough, but it's really all I think I'm capable of giving. I can't compare at all..."

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smiling super wide, holding her close and feeling so elated at the moment. "S'perf'ct Tino...yer perf'ct. S'all I c'n ask fer.." *tilts his-

-head and presses a tiny kiss to side of her head*

blushes lightly. "I-I'm far from perfect..."

chuckles a bit. "Yer...close 'nough fer me.." *blushes hard at this and sort of hides his face in her neck hoping she's not weirded out now*

blushes as well and looks anywhere but at Berwald, making a soft sound and shivering slightly at his breath against her neck. "U-Um... -

t-thank you..."

sighs quietly and finally pulls back a bit, keeping his arms rested on her shoulders and idly playing a bit with her hair. "er welcome..."-

leans forward again and gives one more light kiss to her forehead before pulling his hands away and picking up the vase of flowers. "So-

-cute~ Jus like ya..." *chuckles a little and smiles, staring at the decorative little flowers*

closes an eye as she's kissed once more, then looks up at him as he pulls away. Pouts a little. "I-I'm not cute... that's not a-

compliment for a guy, you know..."

chuckles lightly, turning and giving her an imploring look. "M'sorry~ Ya wan' me ta say yer hands'm then?"

covers her face. "Compliments are so embarrassiiiing."

can't help but chuckle a bit more at this, reaching out to pet at her hair again. "M's'ry...but they'r true, ya know..."

shakes her head. "No way...!"

nods in contradiction, ruffling her hair. "Mhm~ Ya think m'lyin'?"

her face reddens again, thinking there's so many things she could say, instead she looks down. "N-No... well... maybe... I... I don't know."

a little sigh, smiling softly and stepping closer to her. "...

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*"...ya wan' me ta prove it...?"

blinks, tilting her head. "How would you do that?"

blushing heavily as he finally is steps in front of her again, his hand still on her head. "If'n y'll let me...I c'n..." *shuts his eyes-

-then leans down and gives her a soft peck to the lips, his face bright red*

her face heat up and her eyes flutter shut, trying hard not to think of anything else. She brings a hand up to clutch her chest. -

doesn't know whether to return it or not as she's still unsure of how she feels, and... when she's a guy again... this isn't right.-

steps back after a while, her face considerably red. "I-I hadn't expected that." Places a hand over her lips, looking anywhere but at him.

looks down, coughing and bringing a hand to his mouth as well, looking so embarrassed. "M-M's'ry..."

shakes a little. "N-No... i-it's a-alright. I-It's r-really a-alright."

still looks like he feels bad for doing that without her permission. "Yer shakin' though...m-m'rly s'ry..."

shakes her head, placing her hands over her face. "I'm shaking because I don't know what to do! I don't know how I feel!-

It's all so confusing, that I... I don't know what to do..."

nods, understanding completely. "S'okay...I shouldn' 'ave done this..wit ya bein' a girl an all...but ya know." *finally looks up at him*-

tries to smile a little. "S'not cause yer such a cute g'rl tha' I kissed ya...."

still blushing like crazy. Manages to look up at him in a questioning manner.

takes his glasses off, rubbing a bit at the bridge of his nose, shutting his eyes. "S'cause...I like ya. R'g'rdless o' gend'r er anythin'.."

sighs. "I jus' like you. Tino."

looks down, wringing her hands. Now she feels horrible, but she doesn't know how exactly to make it up to him.-

She can't exactly force herself to feel the same way, even if there's something slight as it is. "I...I see..."

frowns. "I... I don't understand why..."

finally slips his glasses back on, looking at her with an unreadable gaze. "I don'...ex'p'c't ya to...m'only sayin' wha I feel. I'll...-

-und'rst'nd if'n ya don'...feel ta same way.." *is so red in the face and just plain frazzled...maybe he shouldn't have said anything*

from the start, she knows she doesn't want to hurt his feelings. She bites her lip and tries to consider. If to keep things peaceful and-

well-mannered towards the too of them, sacrifices had to be made. She wouldn't necessarily call this a sacrifice... but it wasn't something-

she felt comfortable doing. She's endured much in the past and, compared to that, this is nothing. She bit her lip and thought harder about-

it. It can't be that bad, right? Berwald was protective, kind, caring, surprisingly gentle despite the creepy exterior and aura he exuded.-

tries to rationalize this more and more and decides that the best thing to do was just to try and accept his feelings. Try to reciprocate-

even if she didn't quite feel the same way. At least he'd be happy and not feel so horrible about himself and she... she always made these-

kinds of difficult decisions simply to keep things civilized.

takes a step forwards and hesitantly presses a kiss to the man's lips. It is very chaste and terribly inexperienced.

that... this couldn't be so bad, could it? Even if it's not what she wanted.

watches her carefully, mulling over the thought that maybe he should just leave. This was bad and so awkward and....she was kissing him?

surprised as he looks down at Tino, his face flushed and betraying his every emotion.

continues to convince herself that what she was doing, wasn't wrong, that her actions were rational... in the long run she feels like this-

might hurt Berwald's feelings later, but right now... right now. She hesitantly draws her arms around his neck and pulls him down slightly.-

brings the two of them a bit closer, that the kiss may improve ever so slightly. After a small time, she pulls away and lets out a few-

shaky breathes. Tears starting to sting at her eyes.

can't get a word out because he's melting into that kiss, stepping ever so closer to her and relishing in the wonderful feeling that-

-encompasses that kiss. He breathes heavy as she pulls away and he looks down at her, seeing her eyes turning murky with...tears?

looks taken back and puts a hand to her face, concerned. "...T-Tino?"

sniffles a bit and brings her hands up to rub at her eyes. "I-It's fine... I'm fine..."

strokes at her face, not convinced. "Yer not...wha's wrong?" *is so frazzled and confused and happy and damn it, he doesn't know what to do*

shakes her head. "I-It's probably something with me being a bit... emotional..."

sighs, leaning forward to kiss her forehead again. "Yer sure? I don'..like seein' ya upset..."

smiles slightly, rubbing at her eye once more. "I'm sure..."

her a weak smile back, wrapping his arms around her once more and pulling her into a hug. He rests his head on hers, sighing and closing-

-his eyes. "If'n yer sure...an'..." *takes in a deep breath* "Was tha' kiss...a yes?"

reluctantly nods her head. "M-Mhm..."

smiles widely, and hugs her tighter. "M-M'so glad...."

smiles a little, feeling like she did something right, at least. She'd never seen Berwald this happy. Brings her hand up to pat his back.

her one final little squeeze before stepping back and giving her this big dorky grin. He runs a hand through his hair a bit, chuckling.

turns and looks at the table where he left his drinks. "I ah...th'nk our tea wen' cold..."

nods slightly. "I suppose so... I'll go warm it up." She heads over to her up and then to Berwald's and retreats to the kitchen.

he could have done that, but simply murmurs a "t-th'nks" and sits down on the couch, trying to think about what just happened. He was so-

-happy of course, but now he was scared of screwing this up. He couldn't look at himself if he unintentionally pushed Tino away...

just sighs and runs a hand through his hair again, waiting for Tino to return.

returns with two steaming mugs, moving over to Berwald to pass his mug to him. "Here you are."

smiles at her and takes the mug, sipping at the tea and sighing. "Th'nks~" *leans back into the couch, watching Tino with a pleasant look*

smiles slightly and takes a seat beside him, looking down at the tea in her cup. Something about her smile was a sad one. Even so, she-

teetered to the side and leaned against Berwald's shoulder, scooting a bit closer.

glances at her and smiles softly, sort of lifting up his arm and wrapping it around her shoulder, pulling her close. "Ey there..."

closes her eyes and brings the mug to her lips.

sighs happily and closes his eyes as well, sipping at his tea and just enjoying having Tino so close to him.

sighs softly. "Berwald...? Would it be okay if I asked you something... a bit off topic?"

glances down at her and nods. "Ya~ Wha' issit...?"

looks towards him. "...how long did it take for you to turn back? To normal, I mean..."

tilts his head, pondering. "I wasn' a grl tha' long...a week? Ya..s'not long..." *rubs at her shoulder, chuckling* "Ya gett'n tires a bein'-

-a grl, hm?"

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looks down. "...A little..."

nods, moving his hand up to pet softly at her hair. "I und'rst'nd..."

frowns. Things started to change once she turned into a girl, didn't they? Sighs. "I just want to go back to being... normal, you know...?"

nods again, tilting his head to look at her easier. "Ja, s'weird ta be a grl so rand'mly...I und'rst'nd Tino..."

nods slowly, keeping her gaze averted from the man.

doesn't quite notice her aversion, and just holds her close. He softly rubs at her arm and hums ever so softly, feeling he could almost-

-fall asleep just like this and be perfectly happy.

sets her cup aside and brings her arms around his waist very loosely. She buries her face into the side of his chest and sits there quietly.

blushes a bit as he looks down at her, but he only shifts slightly and moves his hand to stroke softly at her hair now.

closes her eyes and tries her best to enjoy the petting. "...Your hands feel nice... warm..."

smiles wider, continuing to pet at her hair. "M'glad ya think so..." *leans down a little and presses a soft kiss to her ear*